The Thin Blue Line
The Thin Blue Line is the true story of the arrest and conviction of Randall Adams for the murder of a Dallas policeman in 1976. Billed as the first movie mystery to actually solve a murder, the film is credited with overturning the conviction of Randall Dale Adams, who was sentenced to death. The f...
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| Institution: | Open Society Archives at Central European University |
| Language: | English |
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Lipson, Mark
1988
United States |
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10891/osa:5c1c7c74-a5d2-478f-96ad-c4620fc14a0a |
| Summary: | The Thin Blue Line is the true story of the arrest and conviction of Randall Adams for the murder of a Dallas policeman in 1976. Billed as the first movie mystery to actually solve a murder, the film is credited with overturning the conviction of Randall Dale Adams, who was sentenced to death. The film was the result of a 30-month investigation by Errol Morris. With its use of expressionistic reenactments, interview material and music, this documentary pioneered a new kind of non-fiction filmmaking. |
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| Published: | 1988 |