Movie Description
The Thin Blue Line
(1988)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.
Featured Crew
- Director : Errol Morris
- Producer : Mark Lipson
- Writer : Errol Morris
- Editor : Paul Barnes
- Cast : Randall Adams,David Harris,Gus Rose,Jackie Johnson,Marshall Touchton,Dale Holt,Sam Kittrell,Hootie Nelson,Dennis Johnson,Floyd Jackson,Edith James,Dennis White,Don Metcalfe,Emily Miller,R.L. Miller,Elba Carr,Michael Randell,Melvyn Carson Bruder,Ron Adams,John Dillinger,James Grigson,Mark Mays,Douglas Mulder,Anna Sage,Teresa Turko,Henry M. Wade,Robert Wood,Errol Morris,Amanda Caprio,Michael Cirilla,Adam Goldfine,Derek Horton,Marianne Leone Cooper,Michael Nicoll,Phyllis Rodgers,Ron Thornhill
Cast
Self
Self
Self - Homicide Detective in Dallas
Self - Homicide Detective in Dallas
Self - Homicide Detective in Dallas
Self - Internal Affairs Investigator in Dallas
Self - Police Detective in Vidor
Self - Friend of David Harris in Vidor
Self - Friend of David Harris in Vidor
Self - Friend of David Harris in Vidor
Self - Defense Attorney
Self - Defense Attorney
Self - The Judge
Self - Surprise Eyewitness
Self - Surprise Eyewitness
Self - Employee at Fas-Gas
Self - Third Surprise Eyewitness
Self - Appellate Attorney
Self - Randall Adams' Brother (archive footage)
Self - Gangster (archive footage)
Self - Texas Forensic Psychiatrist Prosecution (archive footage)
Self - Murder Victim (archive footage)
Self - Dallas Prosecutor (archive footage)
Self - Informant in John Dillinger Case (archive footage)
Self - Dallas Police Officer (archive footage)
Self - Texas District Attorney (archive footage)
Self - Murdered Dallas Police Officer (archive footage)
Self - Interviewer (voice) (uncredited)
Popcorn Lady at Drive-In - Re-Enactments
2nd Interrogation Officer Jackie Johnson - Re-Enactments
Randall Adams - Re-Enactments
David Harris - Re-Enactments
Officer Teresa A. Turko - Re-Enactments
Interrogation Officer Gus Rose - Re-Enactments
Police Stenographer - Re-Enactments
Officer Robert W. Wood - Re-Enactments
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Facts
Original TitleThe Thin Blue Line
Status Released
Release Information
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1988-08-28
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 43m
Revenue₹ 1209846
Production CompaniesAmerican Playhouse,Third Floor Productions
Genres
- Crime
- Documentary
