The Thin Blue Line

The Thin Blue Line (DVD) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
Edgar Allan Poe Awards
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
Australia ( PAL/Region 2.4 )

Running Time:
98 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.85:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 1988 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Errol Morris

Written By:
Errol Morris

Actors:
Randall Adams ..... Himself
David Harris ..... Himself
Gus Rose ..... Himself (Homicide Detective in Dallas)
Jackie Johnson ..... Herself (Homicide Detective in Dallas)
Marshall Touchton ..... Himself (Homicide Detective in Dallas)
Dale Holt ..... Himself (Internal Affairs Investigator in Dallas)
Sam Kittrell ..... Himself (Police Detective in Vidor)
Hootie Nelson ..... Himself (Friend of David Harris in Vidor)
Dennis Johnson ..... Himself (Friend of David Harris in Vidor)
Floyd Jackson ..... Himself (Friend of David Harris in Vidor)
Edith James ..... Herself (Defense Attorney)
Dennis White ..... Himself (Defense Attorney)
Don Metcalfe ..... Himself (The Judge)
Emily Miller ..... Herself (Surprise Eyewitness)
R.L. Miller ..... Himself (Surprise Eyewitness)

Synopsis:

Like Truman Capote's In Cold Blood, Errol Morris examination of a real life murder case went beyond reportage and actually helped overturn the judgement of a Texan capital case. Randall Adams, the young drifter accused of murder for the shooting of a policeman was released soon after the film was screened, having served eleven years in jail, and four on death row. The Thin Blue Line takes the docudrama genre to its outer limits, intercutting newspaper headlines, bullet wound diagrams and Texas road maps with grade B film noir fare: a hypnotists swinging watch, overstuffed ashtrays, smoking guns and repeated replays of the incident that changed a condemned mans life. The dramatic embellishments, which include a hypnotic score by Philip Glass (The Fog of War, The Hours) and Morris's chilling finale, challenge the conventions of objective fact finding, and achieve documentary impact via the impassioned testimony of real people involved in the case.

This product was added to our catalog on Tuesday 02 February, 2010.

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