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The Thin Blue Line
(1988) Documentary Themes: Police-Cops, Murder, Prison, Texas
Director: Errol Morris Starring: N/A Rating: Not Rated
Description: 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...
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innocent.
Country of Origin: USA
Reviews "...A brilliant work of pulp fiction....[Morris creates] a vision that is both poetic and perverse..."
New York Times | 08/26/1988 | p.C6
"...THE THIN BLUE LINE constitutes a mesmerizing reconstruction and investigation of a senseless murder....[The] visual design, lighting and editing are impeccable..."
Variety | 03/23/1988
"...The combination of objective truth and experience adds up in THE THIN BLUE LINE to a philosophical horror..."
Film Comment | 06/01/1988 | p.2-6
"...Fascinating....Morris pulls off a genuine shocker to cap his film..."
Los Angeles Times | 09/02/1988 | p.C4
"...[A] groundbreaking documentary....[The] relentless Philip Glass music adds to the sense of forboding..."
Sight and Sound | 03/01/2001 | p.66
"The most provocative movie ever about miscarried justice -- and a heavy influence on the following decade's non-fiction TV crime shows." USA Today | 07/29/2005 | p.4E
Full Cast and Crew Director: Errol Morris Score Composer: Philip Glass
Release Information Color: Color Runtime: 102 min. Original Language: English Subtitled Language: English Subtitled Language: French Subtitled Language: Spanish © MGM Home Entertainment
DVD Features Region (unknown) Keep Case Widescreen 1.85 Audio: Stereo Surround English
Production 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.
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