The thin blue line
Edition
Director-approved DVD special edition.
Languages
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Performers
Randall Dale Adams, David Harris, Gus Rose, Jackie Johnson, Marshall Touchton.
Publication Information
[Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, [2015]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (102 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded sheet (color illustrations ; 19 cm)
Audience
Not rated.
Uniform Title
Summary
Among the most important documentaries ever made, The Thin Blue Line, by Errol Morris, erases the border between art and activism. A work of meticulous journalism and gripping drama, it recounts the disturbing tale of Randall Dale Adams, a drifter who was charged with the murder of a Dallas police officer and sent to death row, despite evidence that he did not commit the crime, incorporating stylized reenactments, penetrating interviews, and haunting original music by Philip Glass. Morris uses cinema to build a case forensically while effortlessly entertaining its viewers. The Thin Blue Line effected real-world change, proving film's power beyond the shadow of a doubt.
Notes
Originally released as a documentary in 1988.
Special features: New high-definition restoration, supervised by director Errol Morris and producer Mark Lipson ; new interview with Morris ; new interview with Joshua Oppenheimer, director of The Act of Killing ; NBC report from 1989 covering Randall Dale Adam's release from prison.