The Thin Blue Line (1988)

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Directed by

Errol Morris

Starring

Randall Adams
Self

David Harris
Self

John Dillinger
Self - Gangster

Errol Morris
Self - Interviewer

Marianne Leone
Officer Teresa A. Turko - Re-Enactments

Written by

Errol Morris

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1 month, 1 week ago at Nov 3 15:51

fernando

(OK) Morris tuvo a todos, al falso culpable, a los malos policías, al juez idiota sesgado, a los aboghados impotentes, los testigos basura, el criminal de verdad, caray, hasta tenía inevitablemente que provocar (sin grabarse una sola pregunta, sino tal vez en la última entrevista grabada en audio al criminal) una absolución

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Classic documentary from director Errol Morris. In 1976 the brutal murder of a Dallas policeman resulted in the arrest of David Harris, a sixteen-year-old who had been bragging about the killing. But when Harris changed his story and identified drifter Randall Adams as the murderer, it was Adams who was convicted and sentenced to death. Reconstructing the murder with film clips, photographs, re-enactments and interviews, this film brings that verdict into question.

Release date: 25 August 1988
UPC: 027616902320

Tags: Documentary (13), 1980s (6), 1988 (5), Murder (5), Crime (4), Texas (3), Death Penalty (3), Interview (3), Death (3), Wrongful Conviction (2), Color In Title (2), Mistake Of Law (2), Hitchhiker (2), Visual Correlative (2), Capital Punishment (2), Death Row (2), Miscarriage Of Justice (2), Usa (2), Police Officer (2), Police Corruption (1)

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fernando posted a review 1 month, 1 week ago

“(OK) Morris tuvo a todos, al falso culpable, a los malos policías, al juez idiota sesgado, a los aboghados impotentes, los testigos basura, el criminal de verdad, caray, hasta tenía inevitablemente que provocar (sin grabarse una sola pregunta, sino tal vez en la última entrevista grabada en audio al criminal) una absolución” read more

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