The Thin Blue Line

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The Thin Blue Line ★★★½ 1988

The acclaimed docudrama about the 1977 shooting of a cop in Dallas County, and the incorrect conviction of Randall Adams for the crime. A riveting, spellbinding experience. Due to the film's impact and continued lobbying by Morris, Adams is now free. 101m/C VHS, DVD. D: Errol Morris; W: Errol Morris; C: Robert Chappell, Stefan Czapsky; M: Philip Glass. Natl. Film Reg. ‘01.

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