The Thin Blue Line

Erases the border between art and activism.

1988103m7.7 (427)
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.

Crew

Errol Morris

Errol Morris

Director

ML

Mark Lipson

Producer

Errol Morris

Errol Morris

Writer

RC

Robert Chappell

Director of Photography

Stefan Czapsky

Stefan Czapsky

Director of Photography

Cast

RA

Randall Adams

Self

DH

David Harris

Self

GR

Gus Rose

Self - Homicide Detective in Dallas

JJ

Jackie Johnson

Self - Homicide Detective in Dallas

MT

Marshall Touchton

Self - Homicide Detective in Dallas

DH

Dale Holt

Self - Internal Affairs Investigator in Dallas

SK

Sam Kittrell

Self - Police Detective in Vidor

HN

Hootie Nelson

Self - Friend of David Harris in Vidor

DJ

Dennis Johnson

Self - Friend of David Harris in Vidor

FJ

Floyd Jackson

Self - Friend of David Harris in Vidor

EJ

Edith James

Self - Defense Attorney

DW

Dennis White

Self - Defense Attorney

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