The thin blue line

The thin blue line

DVD - 2015

A work of meticulous journalism and gripping drama, it recounts the disturbing tale of Randall Adams, a drifter who was charged with the murder of a Dallas police officer and sent to death row, despite overwhelming evidence that he did not commit the crime.

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Subjects
Adams, Randall Dale > Trials, litigation, etc.
Harris, David > Trials, litigation, etc.
Police murders > Texas > Dallas.
Trials (Murder) > Texas > Dallas.
Documentary films.
Murder > Texas > Dallas.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genres
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Published
[Irvington, NY] : The Criterion Collection c2015.
Language
English
Other Authors
Errol Morris (-)
Edition
Director-approved DVD special edition ; DVD edition ; widescreen
Item Description
Originally released as a documentary in 1988.
Physical Description
1 videodisc (102 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
Format
Region 1, widescreen presentation; stereo surround.
Audience
Not rated
Production Credits
Directors of photography, Stefan Czapsky, Robert Chappell ; editor, Paul Barnes ; music, Philip Glass.
ISBN
9781604659719
Contents unavailable.
Review by Library Journal Review

Documentarian Errol Morris (A Brief History of Time; The Fog of War) got his start with Gates, an oddly affecting exploration of loss focused on a pet cemetery business. Vernon centers on a few eccentric denizens of its titular town. Interesting as they are, both are strictly interview-driven. Thin breaks new ground, using stylized reenactment footage to dramatize the recollected testimony of convicted killer Randall Adams, an innocent man whom the film helped to free. It is a must; the earlier works are more for die-hard Morris fans. © Copyright 2015. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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