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The Thin Blue Line
Synopsis
This is the fascinating, controversial 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 for the murder of Dallas police officer Robert Wood, a crime for which Adams was sentenced to death. With its use of expressionistic reenactments, interview material and music by Philip Glass, it pioneered a new kind of non-fiction filmmaking. Its style has been copied in countless reality-based television programs and feature films.
Full Credits
  • Director:
    Errol Morris,
  • Writer:
    Errol Morris,
  • Producer:
    Mark Lipson,
  • Cinematographer:
    Stefan Czapsky, Robert Chappell,
  • Editor:
    Paul Barnes,
  • Executive Producer:
    Lindsay Law,
  • Cast:
    Gus Rose, Jackie Johnson, Randall Adams, David Harris, David Harris, Jackie Johnson,
  • Associate Producer:
    Bradley Fuller,
  • Sound:
    Brad Fuller,
  • Sound Effects Editor:
    Samuel Lehmer,
  • Music:
    Philip Glass,
  • Production Manager:
    Shelley Houis,
  • Unit Manager:
    Steven Stoke,
  • Sound Re-Recording Mixer:
    Jack Leahy,
  • Art Direction:
    Lester Cohen,
  • Production Design:
    Ted Bafaloukos,

Technical specifications

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