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The Thin Blue Line

The Thin Blue Line

7.7/10·Aug 28, 1988·NR·1h 43m·Crime, Documentary

One night in November 1976, after his car breaks down on a road outside Dallas, Randall Dale Adams accepts a ride from teenager David Harris. Harris is driving a stolen vehicle and, later that night, when Dallas police officer Robert Wood pulls the car over to check its headlights, he is shot and killed. A jury believes Adams is the killer, but stylized reenactments and interviews with key figures, conflicting testimonies and evidence are presented to argue that Adams was framed by a corrupt justice system, ultimately leading to his exoneration.

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The Thin Blue Line

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Cast

RA
Randall Adams
Self
DH
David Harris
Self
GR
Gus Rose
Self - Homicide Detective in Dallas
JJ
Jackie Johnson
Self - Homicide Detective in Dallas
MT
Marshall Touchton
Self - Homicide Detective in Dallas
DH
Dale Holt
Self - Internal Affairs Investigator in Dallas
SK
Sam Kittrell
Self - Police Detective in Vidor
HN
Hootie Nelson
Self - Friend of David Harris in Vidor
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