The Thin Blue Line
1988·1h 43m
7.7/ 10 (430 votes)
“Erases the border between art and activism.”
CrimeDocumentary
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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Director
Errol Morris
Writers
Errol Morris
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en
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Box Office
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