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The Thin Blue Line is a 1988 American documentary film by Errol Morris, about the trial and conviction of Randall Dale Adams for the 1976 shooting of Dallas police officer Robert W. Wood. Morris became interested in the case while doing research for a film about Dr. James Grigson, a psychiatrist known in Texas as "Dr. Death" for testifying with ...
Aug 25, 1988 · The Thin Blue Line: Directed by Errol Morris. With Randall Adams, David Harris, Gus Rose, Jackie Johnson. A film that successfully argued that a man was wrongly convicted for murder by a corrupt justice system in Dallas County, Texas.
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Page 1 of 6, 11 total items. 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.
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Errol Morris's film investigates the case of Randall Adams, who was wrongfully convicted of murder and sentenced to death in Texas. The film uses interviews, reconstructions, and symbolic images to explore the facts, the witnesses, and the consequences of the crime.
Errol Morris's unique documentary dramatically re-enacts the crime scene and investigation of a police officer's murder in Dallas, Texas. Briefly, a drifter (Randall Adams) ran out of gas and was picked up by a 16-year-old runaway (David Harris).
Dec 8, 2023 · The Thin Blue Line is a 1988 film by Errol Morris that explores the case of Randall Adams, who was wrongfully convicted for murdering a police officer in Texas. The film uses interviews, reenactments, and archival footage to expose the flaws in the justice system and challenge the "thin blue line" between guilt and innocence.
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A landmark film that exposes the flawed justice system and the murder of a Dallas police officer. Watch the director's interview, the NBC report on Randall Adams' release, and the original music by Philip Glass.
