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The Thin Blue Line

7.719881h 43mNRMovieCrimeDocumentary

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…

DirectorErrol Morris
WriterErrol Morris
ProducersMark Lipson·Lindsay Law

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Cast · Directed by Errol Morris

RA
Randall Adams
Self
DH
David Harris
Self
GR
Gus Rose
Self - Homicide Detective in Dallas
JJ
Jackie Johnson
Self - Homicide Detective in Dallas
MT
Marshall Touchton
Self - Homicide Detective in Dallas
DH
Dale Holt
Self - Internal Affairs Investigator in Dallas
SK
Sam Kittrell
Self - Police Detective in Vidor
HN
Hootie Nelson
Self - Friend of David Harris in Vidor
DJ
Dennis Johnson
Self - Friend of David Harris in Vidor
FJ
Floyd Jackson
Self - Friend of David Harris in Vidor
EJ
Edith James
Self - Defense Attorney
DW
Dennis White
Self - Defense Attorney

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The Thin Blue Line is streaming on Philo, AMC Plus and AMC+ in United States, and available to rent or buy on Amazon Video and Apple TV Store. It's not currently on Netflix.

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The Thin Blue Line is available to stream free (with ads) on Kanopy in United States.