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Erases the border between art and activism.

The Thin Blue Line

7.7 1988 1h 43mNR
CrimeDocumentary

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.

Directed by Errol Morris

VISUAL ARCHIVE

Selected stills from the film

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CAST

The people behind the story

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Randall AdamsSelf
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David HarrisSelf
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Gus RoseSelf - Homicide Detective in Dallas
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Jackie JohnsonSelf - Homicide Detective in Dallas
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Marshall TouchtonSelf - Homicide Detective in Dallas
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Dale HoltSelf - Internal Affairs Investigator in Dallas
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Sam KittrellSelf - Police Detective in Vidor
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Hootie NelsonSelf - Friend of David Harris in Vidor
CURATED SCREEN

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