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The Thin Blue Line

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The Thin Blue Line — Plot

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.

  • Release date
  • August 28, 1988
  • Runtime
  • 103 min
  • Genres
  • Crime, Documentary
  • Director
  • Errol Morris

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The Thin Blue Line — Cast

Randall Adams Self David Harris Self Gus Rose Self - Homicide Detective in Dallas Jackie Johnson Self - Homicide Detective in Dallas Marshall Touchton Self - Homicide Detective in Dallas Dale Holt Self - Internal Affairs Investigator in Dallas Sam Kittrell Self - Police Detective in Vidor Hootie Nelson Self - Friend of David Harris in Vidor

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