Name: The Thin Blue Line
Genre: Crime, Documentary
Released: 1988
Rating: 79.29666666666667
Cast: Randall Adams, David Harris, Gus Rose, Jackie Johnson, Marshall Touchton

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Errol Morris's unique documentary dramatically re-enacts the crime scene and investigation of a police officer's murder in Dallas.

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Genres: Legal Drama Docudrama
Mood: ReflectiveInformativeCriticalThought-ProvokingInvestigative
Themes: The Human ConditionMoral AmbiguityJustice Vs. RevengeCorruption Of Power
Plot: Courtroom DramaInvestigation Of A Miscarriage Of JusticeUncovering The TruthWrongful ConvictionSocial Critique
Pacing: UnhurriedModerate
Narrative: Real-Time NarrativeNonlinear Narrative
Dialog: Colloquial LanguageWitty Banter
Character Types: UnderdogProsecutorDetectiveEveryman
Time: Present Day1970s
Place: Urban CityscapePrisonCourtroom
Cinematic Style: Handheld Camera WorkMinimalist SetsHigh Contrast LightingDocumentary Style
Costume and Set: Prison CellsPeriod-Accurate Costumes

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Directed by:

Errol Morris, Robert Chappell, Stefan Czapsky

Written by:

Errol Morris

Produced by:

Mark Lipson, Brad Fuller, Lindsay Law

Cast

John Dillinger

Self - Gangster (archive footage)

Anna Sage

Self - Informant in John Dillinger Case (archive footage)

Errol Morris

Self - Interviewer (voice) (uncredited)

Marianne Leone Cooper

Officer Teresa A. Turko - Re-Enactments

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