Film · 1988 · 1h 43m

The Thin Blue Line

Name: The Thin Blue Line
Genre: Crime, Documentary
Released: 1988-08-28
Duration: 1 h 43 min
Cast: Randall Adams, David Harris, Gus Rose, Jackie Johnson, Marshall Touchton

Crime Documentary

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Synopsis

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.