The Thin Blue Line
“Erases the border between art and activism.”
1988 · 1 h 41 min
Directed by 
Errol Morris
Errol MorrisCast
Randall Adams David Harris Gus Rose Jackie Johnson Marshall Touchton Dale Holt
Credits
Produced by: Mark Lipson
Plot
A documentary investigating the 1976 murder of a Dallas policeman, for which Randall Adams was sentenced to death, using interviews and stylised reconstruction, which led to his release.
Sinekatalog’s take
A gripping and influential true-crime documentary that freed an innocent man.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.9 / 10 (26,447 votes)
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