

Highway Patrolman
1991-12-28 · 104 min · ★ 6.4
A naïve rookie in the Mexican highway patrol must adapt in order to survive as he contends with widespread corruption, dangerous drug runners and the consequences of his often morally gray actions.
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Production details
- Directors
- Alex Cox
- Production companies
- Marubeni, Together Brothers Productions
- Countries
- Japan, Mexico
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 500,000
Top Cast
Roberto SosaPedro
Bruno BichirAnibal
Vanessa BaucheMaribel
Zaide Silvia GutiérrezGriselda
Pedro Armendáriz Jr.Sargento Barreras
Malena DoriaAbuela
Ernesto Gómez CruzComandante Navarro
Mike MoroffComandante Sanchez
Jorge RussekSr. Mateos
Ana Bertha EspínSra. Sanchez
Eduardo López RojasSr. Rojas
Maricruz NájeraSra. Rojas
Alex CoxGringo #2
Guillermo RíosTeniente Perez
Arturo FarfánCamioneroTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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