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The Thin Blue Line (1988)

Erases the border between art and activism.

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.

Release: 1988-08-28
Runtime: 103 min
Rating: 7.656 / 10

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