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The Thin Blue Line is a 1988 American documentary film by Errol Morris, about the trial and conviction of Randall Dale Adams for the 1976 shooting of Dallas police officer Robert W. Wood. Morris became interested in the case while doing research for a film about Dr. James Grigson, a psychiatrist known in Texas as "Dr. Death" for ...
The Thin Blue Line is a British sitcom which aired on BBC1 from 1995 to 1996. It was created and written by Ben Elton, and starred Rowan Atkinson. The series was popular with viewers, though it suffered in critical reviews due to "inconsistent character development" and an "overly broad plot line". It was ranked number 34 in a poll ...
The Thin Blue Line: Created by Ben Elton. With Rowan Atkinson, Mina Anwar, James Dreyfus, Serena Evans. Various mishaps at a police station in an English town. The main character is the anachronistic, yet charming and funny Inspector Fowler.
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- 1995-11-13
- Comedy, Crime
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The "blue" in "thin blue line" refers to the blue color of the uniforms of many police departments. The phrase originated as an allusion to The Thin Red Line incident during the Crimean War in 1854, wherein a Scottish regiment —wearing red uniforms —famously held off a Imperial Russian Army cavalry charge.
A film that exposes the flawed justice system and the murder of a Dallas police officer. The director uses reenactments, interviews, and music to create a compelling case for Randall Dale Adams' innocence.
Aug 25, 1988 · The Thin Blue Line: Directed by Errol Morris. With Randall Adams, David Harris, Gus Rose, Jackie Johnson. A film that successfully argued that a man was wrongly convicted for murder by a corrupt justice system in Dallas County, Texas.
Apr 30, 1988 · Watch the 1988 film by Errol Morris that exposed the wrongful conviction of Randall Dale Adams, who was sentenced to death for the murder of a police officer in Texas. The documentary uncovered the perjury, eyewitness confusion and police misconduct that led to his exoneration.
- 102 min
