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The Thin Blue Line|Randall Adams

The Thin Blue Line

Randall Adams and David Harris
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Overview

Through the use of reenactments of the crime, photo montages, film clips and interviews, this is a reconstruction and investigation of the 1976 murder of a Dallas policeman and the subsequent arrest and sentencing to death of a man who claims to be innocent.

Awards:

Main Cast & Crew:
Errol Morris - Director
Randall Adams
David Harris
Gus Rose
Jackie Johnson
Marshall Touchton
Dale Holt
Sam Kittrell
Hootie Nelson
Dennis Johnson
Floyd Jackson

Details

    Blu-Ray Disc Format
  • Format: Blu-ray
  • Color Format: Color
  • UPC: 715515141918
  • Genre: DOCUMENTARY
  • Rating: Not Rated
  • Release Date: March 2015

Movie Reviews

Synopsis:
Errol Morris' documentary investigates the murder of a Dallas cop and the many missteps made by a faulty and lazy legal system -- errors that nearly led to the death of a possibly innocent man.

Notes:
Randall Adams was eventually released from prison as a result of the attention the film brought to his case. The other man who was also charged with the murder confessed to the filmmaker that he shot the police officer.

Reviews:
"...A brilliant work of pulp fiction....[Morris creates] a vision that is both poetic and perverse..." - 08/26/1988 New York Times, p.C6


"...THE THIN BLUE LINE constitutes a mesmerizing reconstruction and investigation of a senseless murder....[The] visual design, lighting and editing are impeccable..." - 03/23/1988 Variety


"...The combination of objective truth and experience adds up in THE THIN BLUE LINE to a philosophical horror..." - 06/01/1988 Film Comment, p.2-6


"...Fascinating....Morris pulls off a genuine shocker to cap his film..." - 09/02/1988 Los Angeles Times, p.C4


"...[A] groundbreaking documentary....[The] relentless Philip Glass music adds to the sense of forboding..." - 03/01/2001 Sight and Sound, p.66


"The most provocative movie ever about miscarried justice -- and a heavy influence on the following decade's non-fiction TV crime shows." - 07/29/2005 USA Today, p.4E


4 stars out of 5 -- "As gripping as any thriller, this is a rare film that actually saved someone's life." - 02/01/2008 Empire, p.143


"[T]he filmmaker's marshaling of facts in the case was powerful, persuasive and predictive; the convicted man was given a new trial, and set free." - 12/27/2012 Wall Street Journal

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