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The Thin Blue Line

1988 • 1h43m • Crime, Documentary

Rating

7.7/10

Popularity

3

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.

Details

Director

Errol Morris

Screenplay

Errol Morris

Cast

Randall Adams

David Harris

Gus Rose

Release date

8/28/1988

Status

Released

Revenue

$1,209,846

Origin country

US

Vote count

430