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The Thin Blue Line
1988
A reconstruction of the murder of Dallas policeman Robert Wood in 1976, through film clips and inter-views. A sixteen year old boy and a twenty-seven year old drifter were arrested for his murder and although the youngster bragged about being the murderer the police convicted the drifter. Read more
| Starring | Randall Adams, David Harris, Gus Rose, Jackie Johnson |
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| Director | Errol Morris |
| Genres | Documentary, Drama |
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Documentarist-extraordinary Morris' original and delightfully bizarre slice of investigative film-journalism attempts,... read more on Time Out
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Gripping, excellently structured investigative journalism.
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5 out of 5 people found this review helpful
one of a kind documentary
The Thin Blue Line slowly builds the
compelling story of the murder of a Dallas cop. The soundtrack and repeated focus on the crime develop ... more -
3 out of 3 people found this review helpful
Excellent film-making
Haunting piece of film making that showcases investigative journalism at its best. Incidentally the work that went into making pretty much saved a man's ... more
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3 out of 3 people found this review helpful
Top documentary
Ranks alongside Tarnation as about the best doc-film of all time. Wont be everyone's cup of tea but still an important film.
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5 out of 5 people found this review helpful
one of a kind documentary
The Thin Blue Line slowly builds the
compelling story of the murder of a Dallas cop. The soundtrack and repeated focus on the crime develop ... more -
3 out of 3 people found this review helpful
Excellent film-making
Haunting piece of film making that showcases investigative journalism at its best. Incidentally the work that went into making pretty much saved a man's ... more
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5 out of 5 people found this review helpful
one of a kind documentary
The Thin Blue Line slowly builds the
compelling story of the murder of a Dallas cop. The soundtrack and repeated focus on the crime develop ... more -
3 out of 3 people found this review helpful
Excellent film-making
Haunting piece of film making that showcases investigative journalism at its best. Incidentally the work that went into making pretty much saved a man's ... more
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3 out of 3 people found this review helpful
Top documentary
Ranks alongside Tarnation as about the best doc-film of all time. Wont be everyone's cup of tea but still an important film.
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3 out of 3 people found this review helpful
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good documentary
This is dated but still brings to reality a miscarrage of justice and the fact that sometimes events conspire to the detriment of inocent persons
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1 out of 1 person found this review helpful
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miscarriages of justice illustrated
Amazing documentary of a blatant miscarriage of justice where vested interests of local law enforcement overode any idea of proper crime investigation, iven ... more
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Hypnotic documentary
An outstanding documentary feature. Errol Morris sets out to prove that a Dallas policeofficer was not murdered by a hitchiker, but by the very guy who fingered... more
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Critics' reviews (2)
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Documentarist-extraordinary Morris' original and delightfully bizarre slice of investigative film-journalism attempts,... read more on Time Out
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Gripping, excellently structured investigative journalism.
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A reconstruction of the murder of Dallas policeman Robert Wood in 1976, through film clips and inter-views. A sixteen year old boy and a twenty-seven year old drifter were arrested for his murder and ... -
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