The Thin Blue Line (1988)1h43
Crime · Documentary
Director Errol Morris (7.7 avg)
Also directed The Fog of War, Tabloid, A Brief History of Time, and 37 more
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
- Randall Adams
- David Harris
- Gus Rose
- Jackie Johnson
- Marshall Touchton
- Dale Holt
- Sam Kittrell
- Hootie Nelson
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