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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 testifying with ...
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.
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.
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 for Britain ...
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.
The Thin Blue Line. Those moments are the result of a 30-month investigation by Errol Morris, one of America’s strangest and most brilliant documentary filmmakers, who sometimes jokes that he is not a “producer-director” but a “detective-director.”.
Feb 24, 2021 · The imagery of a single blue line on a black-and-white American flag — inspired by the phrase "Thin Blue Line" — has sparked a fiery debate over the role of police and law enforcement.
Dec 8, 2023 · Delve into "The Thin Blue Line," Errol Morris's influential 1988 documentary that redefined true crime storytelling. Our review discusses the film's innovative approach to narrative, its impact on the justice system, and its enduring legacy in documentary filmmaking.
Errol Morris's unique documentary dramatically re-enacts the crime scene and investigation of a police officer's murder in Dallas, Texas. Briefly, a drifter (Randall Adams) ran out of gas and was picked up by a 16-year-old runaway (David Harris).
The Thin Blue Line. Among the most important documentaries ever made, The Thin Blue Line, by Errol Morris, erases the border between art and activism. A work of meticulous journalism and gripping drama, it recounts the disturbing tale of Randall Dale Adams, a drifter who was charged with the murder of a Dallas police officer and sent to death ...
