The Thin Blue Line

1988 · Documentary

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78
Older Women
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Synopsis

Errol Morris's landmark documentary investigating the wrongful conviction of Randall Dale Adams for the murder of a Dallas police officer, using dramatic reenactments and Philip Glass's score to expose prosecutorial misconduct.


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