The Thin Blue Line

The Thin Blue Line

Crime · 1989 · 1h 43m

Movie

7.7/10 · TMDB

Erases the border between art and activism.

Overview

One night in November 1976, after his car breaks down on a road outside Dallas, Randall Dale Adams accepts a ride from teenager David Harris. Harris is driving a stolen vehicle and, later that night, when Dallas police officer Robert Wood pulls the car over to check its headlights, he is shot and killed. A jury believes Adams is the killer, but stylized reenactments and interviews with key figures, conflicting testimonies and evidence are presented to argue that Adams was framed by a corrupt justice system, ultimately leading to his exoneration.

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Cast & crew

Randall AdamsSelf
David HarrisSelf
Gus RoseSelf - Homicide Detective in Dallas
Jackie JohnsonSelf - Homicide Detective in Dallas
Marshall TouchtonSelf - Homicide Detective in Dallas
Dale HoltSelf - Internal Affairs Investigator in Dallas
Sam KittrellSelf - Police Detective in Vidor
Hootie NelsonSelf - Friend of David Harris in Vidor
Dennis JohnsonSelf - Friend of David Harris in Vidor
Floyd JacksonSelf - Friend of David Harris in Vidor
Edith JamesSelf - Defense Attorney
Dennis WhiteSelf - Defense Attorney
Don MetcalfeSelf - The Judge
Emily MillerSelf - Surprise Eyewitness
R.L. MillerSelf - Surprise Eyewitness

Information

Release date
20 September 1989
Director
Errol Morris
Genres
Crime, Documentary
Runtime
1h 43m
Country of origin
United States

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