The Thin Blue Line

Name: The Thin Blue Line
Genre: Crime, Documentary
Released: 1988-08-28
Duration: 103 min
Rating: 7.651

★ 7,7 /10 (418 Votes)

1988 EN 103 min

Overview

An unorthodox investigation into the wrongful conviction of Randall Dale Adams for the 1976 murder of Dallas police officer Robert Wood. Using 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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Release date

28/08/1988

Votes

418

Popularity

1.7

Erases the border between art and activism.

Genres

Crime Documentary

Status

Released

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Runtime

103 min

Revenue

$1,209,846

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Randall Adams

Self

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David Harris

Self

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Gus Rose

Self - Homicide Detective in Dallas

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Jackie Johnson

Self - Homicide Detective in Dallas

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Marshall Touchton

Self - Homicide Detective in Dallas

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Dale Holt

Self - Internal Affairs Investigator in Dallas

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Sam Kittrell

Self - Police Detective in Vidor

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Hootie Nelson

Self - Friend of David Harris in Vidor

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Dennis Johnson

Self - Friend of David Harris in Vidor

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Floyd Jackson

Self - Friend of David Harris in Vidor

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Edith James

Self - Defense Attorney

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Dennis White

Self - Defense Attorney

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Don Metcalfe

Self - The Judge

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Emily Miller

Self - Surprise Eyewitness

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R.L. Miller

Self - Surprise Eyewitness

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Elba Carr

Self - Employee at Fas-Gas

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Michael Randell

Self - Third Surprise Eyewitness

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Melvyn Carson Bruder

Self - Appellate Attorney

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Ron Adams

Self - Randall Adams' Brother (archive footage)

John Dillinger

Self - Gangster (archive footage)

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James Grigson

Self - Texas Forensic Psychiatrist Prosecution (archive footage)

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Mark Mays

Self - Murder Victim (archive footage)

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Douglas Mulder

Self - Dallas Prosecutor (archive footage)

Anna Sage

Self - Informant in John Dillinger Case (archive footage)

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Teresa Turko

Self - Dallas Police Officer (archive footage)

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Henry M. Wade

Self - Texas District Attorney (archive footage)

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Robert Wood

Self - Murdered Dallas Police Officer (archive footage)

Errol Morris

Self - Interviewer (voice) (uncredited)

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Amanda Caprio

Popcorn Lady at Drive-In - Re-Enactments

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Michael Cirilla

2nd Interrogation Officer Jackie Johnson - Re-Enactments

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Adam Goldfine

Randall Adams - Re-Enactments

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Derek Horton

David Harris - Re-Enactments

Marianne Leone Cooper

Officer Teresa A. Turko - Re-Enactments

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Michael Nicoll

Interrogation Officer Gus Rose - Re-Enactments

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Phyllis Rodgers

Police Stenographer - Re-Enactments

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Ron Thornhill

Officer Robert W. Wood - Re-Enactments

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In November 1976 in Dallas, Texas, Police Officer Robert Wood was shot and killed while making an otherwise routine traffic stop. One man was arrested and sentenced to death for the crime, based on the testimony of a sixteen year old acquaintance. These basic facts are covered in one of the most brilliant films to come out of the 1980's. Randall Adams was no drifter. He was moving from Ohio and was staying in Dallas with his brother. He found a good job, and planned on living there a while. Then he met David Harris, a punk from a Klan-infested small town in southern Texas. The officer is murde…

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