The Thin Blue Line (1988)

About This Movie

The Thin Blue Line is a 1988 crime and documentary film directed by Errol Morris. Its leading cast includes Randall Adams, David Harris and Gus Rose. It runs for 1 hour 43 minutes.

Synopsis

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.

Synopsis from TMDB.

Official Trailer

Three Reasons: The Thin Blue Line · plays from YouTube

• The Thin Blue Line (1988) (opens YouTube)

Cast

• R Randall Adams Self
• D David Harris Self
• G Gus Rose Self - Homicide Detective in Dallas
• J Jackie Johnson Self - Homicide Detective in Dallas
• M Marshall Touchton Self - Homicide Detective in Dallas
• D Dale Holt Self - Internal Affairs Investigator in Dallas
• S Sam Kittrell Self - Police Detective in Vidor
• H Hootie Nelson Self - Friend of David Harris in Vidor
• D Dennis Johnson Self - Friend of David Harris in Vidor
• F Floyd Jackson Self - Friend of David Harris in Vidor
• E Edith James Self - Defense Attorney
• D Dennis White Self - Defense Attorney
• D Don Metcalfe Self - The Judge
• E Emily Miller Self - Surprise Eyewitness
• R R.L. Miller Self - Surprise Eyewitness
• E Elba Carr Self - Employee at Fas-Gas
• M Michael Randell Self - Third Surprise Eyewitness
• M Melvyn Carson Bruder Self - Appellate Attorney