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The Thin Blue Line (1988)

Aug 28, 1988 · 1h 43m

7.7/10 TMDB user score
434 votes on TMDB

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.

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Top cast

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

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