The thin blue line / IFC Films ; an American Playhouse presentation ; produced in association with American Playhouse ; Channel 4 ; Third Floor Productions ; an Errol Morris film ; executive producer, Lindsay Law ; produced by Mark Lipson ; directed by Errol Morris.

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In 1976, Randall Adams was wrongly sentenced to death for the murder of a Dallas policeman. Errol Morris' documentary exposed the truth of the case and is credited with overturning Adams' conviction.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Thin blue line (Motion picture)
Corporate Authors:	IFC Films (Production company) American Playhouse Theatrical Films (Presenter, Production company) Channel Four (Great Britain) Third Floor Pictures
Other Authors:	Morris, Errol (Film director) Law, Lindsay (Film producer) Lipson, Mark (Film producer) Czapsky, Stefan (Cinematographer) Chappell, Robert, 1952- (Cinematographer) Barnes, Paul, 1951- (Editor of moving image work) Glass, Philip (composer (expression)) Bafaloukos, Ted (Production designer) Harris, David, 1960-2004 (Interviewee) Adams, Randall Dale (Interviewee) Rose, Gus (Interviewee) Touchton, Marshall (Interviewee)
Language:	English
Published:	[United States] : IFC Films, [1988]
Series:	Swank Motion Pictures.
Subjects:	Adams, Randall Dale > Trials, litigation, etc. Harris, David, > 1960-2004 > Trials, litigation, etc. Police murders > Texas > Dallas. Trials (Murder) > Texas > Dallas. Judicial error > Texas > Dallas. Adams, Randall Dale. Harris, David, > 1960-2004. Judicial error. Police murders. Trials (Murder) Texas > Dallas. Crime films. Documentary films. Feature films. Historical reenactments (Motion pictures) Nonfiction films. Police films. Trials, litigation, etc.
Genre:	Trials, litigation, etc. Crime films. Documentary films. Feature films. Historical reenactments (Motion pictures) Nonfiction films. Police films.
Online Access:	Connect to online resource via Swank - MSU authorized users Connect to online resource via Swank (alternate URL) - MSU authorized users
Physical Description:	1 online resource (1 video file (102 min.)) : sound, color
Format:	Electronic Video

Description
Summary:	In 1976, Randall Adams was wrongly sentenced to death for the murder of a Dallas policeman. Errol Morris' documentary exposed the truth of the case and is credited with overturning Adams' conviction.
Call Number:	HV6534.D34 T557 2015 Online
Awards:	National film registry, 2001.
Credits:	Directors of photography, Stefan Czapsky, Robert Chappell ; editor, Paul Barnes ; original music composed by Philip Glass ; production designer, Ted Bafaloukos.
Participant or Performer:	Interviewees: Randall Adams, David Harris. Reenactments: Adam Goldfine, Derek Horton, Ron Thornhill.
Source of Description:	Description based on DVD version record; title from title screen (viewed September 21, 2021)