The thin blue line, Metro Goldwyn Mayer ; 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
Type
Label
The thin blue line, Metro Goldwyn Mayer ; 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
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
MPAA rating: Not rated
Main title
The thin blue line
Medium
videorecording
Oclc number
60849409
Responsibility statement
Metro Goldwyn Mayer ; 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
Runtime
102
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
Target audience
general
Technique
live action
Contributor
- Morris, Errol
- Lipson, Mark
- Czapsky, Stefan
- IFC Films
- Bafaloukos, Ted
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- American Playhouse Theatrical Films
- Third Floor Pictures
- Barnes, Paul, 1951-
- Harris, David, 1960-
- Glass, Philip
- MGM Home Entertainment Inc
- Chappell, Robert, 1952-
- Adams, Randall Dale
- Fourth Floor Productions
- Channel Four (Great Britain)
- Independent Film Channel
- Law, Lindsay
Genre
Subject
- Documentary films
- Harris, David, 1960- -- Trials, litigation, etc
- Nonfiction films
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Trials (Murder) -- Texas -- Dallas
- Feature films
- Police murders -- Texas -- Dallas
- Adams, Randall Dale -- Trials, litigation, etc
- Historical reenactments (Motion pictures)
- Judicial error -- Texas -- Dallas
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Outgoing Resources
- Contributor18
- Morris, Errol
- Lipson, Mark
- Czapsky, Stefan
- IFC Films
- Bafaloukos, Ted
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- American Playhouse Theatrical Films
- Third Floor Pictures
- Barnes, Paul, 1951-
- Harris, David, 1960-
- Glass, Philip
- MGM Home Entertainment Inc
- Chappell, Robert, 1952-
- Adams, Randall Dale
- Fourth Floor Productions
- Channel Four (Great Britain)
- Independent Film Channel
- Law, Lindsay
- Genre5
- Subject10
- Documentary films
- Harris, David, 1960- -- Trials, litigation, etc
- Nonfiction films
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Trials (Murder) -- Texas -- Dallas
- Feature films
- Police murders -- Texas -- Dallas
- Adams, Randall Dale -- Trials, litigation, etc
- Historical reenactments (Motion pictures)
- Judicial error -- Texas -- Dallas
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