The Thin Blue Line
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Call Number: DVD 364.152 Th
On Shelf At: Downtown Library
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Documentary.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1988.
Special features: Errol Morris (interview) -- Joshua Oppenheimer (interview) -- Today : "close up" (Today show interview with Randall Adams, attorney Randy Schaffer, and director Errol Morris).
Commentators, Randall Adams, David Harris, Gus Rose, Jackie Johnson, Marshall Touchton.
Examines the roadside murder of a Dallas police officer, and the subsequent arrest and conviction of drifter Randall Adams, who was given a death sentence despite overwhelming evidence of his innocence.
DVD; NTSC; widescreen presentation; 1.78:1 aspect ratio; 2.0 Dolby Digital Surround.
REVIEWS & SUMMARIES
Library Journal ReviewCOMMUNITY REVIEWS
shocking submitted by Jackie77 on August 17, 2015, 11:00pm Great documentary showcasing a miscarriage of justice. Scary to know how easy it can be for an overzealous prosecutor to get a conviction leading to a trip to dearh row for an innocent person.
SERIES
Criterion collection
753.
LANGUAGE OPTIONS
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).
PUBLISHED
New York : The Criterion Collection, [2015]
Year Published: 2015
Description: 1 videodisc (102 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language: English
Format: DVD
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9781604659719
1604659718
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Morris, Errol,
Law, Lindsay,
Lipson, Mark,
Adams, Randall Dale,
Rose, Gus,
Harris, David, 1960-
Johnson, Jackie,
Touchton, Marshall,
American Playhouse Theatrical Films,
Criterion Collection (Firm),
SUBJECTS
Adams, Randall Dale -- Trials, litigation, etc.
Harris, David, -- 1960-
Murder -- Dallas -- Case studies.
Police murders -- Texas -- Case studies.
Feature films.
Documentary films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.