The Thin Blue Line (1988)
Erases the border between art and activism.
1988 · NR · 1h 43m · Crime, Documentary
Genres: Crime, Documentary
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…
Director: Errol Morris
Writers: Errol Morris
Music by: Philip Glass
Cinematography: Robert Chappell, Stefan Czapsky
Editor: Paul Barnes
Box office: $1M · Rated 7.7/10 by 427 viewers
Cast
Randall Adams as SelfDavid Harris as SelfGus Rose as Self - Homicide Detective in DallasJackie Johnson as Self - Homicide Detective in DallasMarshall Touchton as Self - Homicide Detective in DallasDale Holt as Self - Internal Affairs Investigator in DallasSam Kittrell as Self - Police Detective in VidorHootie Nelson as Self - Friend of David Harris in VidorDennis Johnson as Self - Friend of David Harris in VidorFloyd Jackson as Self - Friend of David Harris in VidorEdith James as Self - Defense AttorneyDennis White as Self - Defense AttorneyMore like this
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