The Thin Blue Line 1988

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.

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Cast

• Randall Adams Self
• David Harris Self
• Gus Rose Self - Homicide Detective in Dallas
• Jackie Johnson Self - Homicide Detective in Dallas
• Marshall Touchton Self - Homicide Detective in Dallas
• Dale Holt Self - Internal Affairs Investigator in Dallas
• Sam Kittrell Self - Police Detective in Vidor
• Hootie Nelson Self - Friend of David Harris in Vidor
• Dennis Johnson Self - Friend of David Harris in Vidor
• Floyd Jackson Self - Friend of David Harris in Vidor

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