The Thin Blue Line
Errol Morris1988-08-28
Erases the border between art and activism.
7.638
103 min
This unique documentary dramatically re-enacts the crime scene and investigation of a police officer's murder in Dallas.
Cast
| Name | Character | Team | |
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Randall Adams | Self | Unowned |
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David Harris | Self | Unowned |
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Gus Rose | Self - Homicide Detective in Dallas | Unowned |
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Jackie Johnson | Self - Homicide Detective in Dallas | Unowned |
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Marshall Touchton | Self - Homicide Detective in Dallas | Unowned |
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Dale Holt | Self - Internal Affairs Investigator in Dallas | Unowned |
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Sam Kittrell | Self - Police Detective in Vidor | Unowned |
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Hootie Nelson | Self - Friend of David Harris in Vidor | Unowned |
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Dennis Johnson | Self - Friend of David Harris in Vidor | Unowned |
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Floyd Jackson | Self - Friend of David Harris in Vidor | Unowned |
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Edith James | Self - Defense Attorney | Unowned |
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Dennis White | Self - Defense Attorney | Unowned |
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Don Metcalfe | Self - The Judge | Unowned |
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Emily Miller | Self - Surprise Eyewitness | Unowned |
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R.L. Miller | Self - Surprise Eyewitness | Unowned |
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Elba Carr | Self - Employee at Fas-Gas | Unowned |
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Michael Randell | Self - Third Surprise Eyewitness | Unowned |
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Melvyn Carson Bruder | Self - Appellate Attorney | Unowned |
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Ron Adams | Self - Randall Adams' Brother (archive footage) | Unowned |
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John Dillinger | Self - Gangster (archive footage) | Unowned |
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James Grigson | Self - Texas Forensic Psychiatrist Prosecution (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Mark Mays | Self - Murder Victim (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Douglas Mulder | Self - Dallas Prosecutor (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Anna Sage | Self - Informant in John Dillinger Case (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Teresa Turko | Self - Dallas Police Officer (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Henry M. Wade | Self - Texas District Attorney (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Robert Wood | Self - Murdered Dallas Police Officer (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Errol Morris | Self - Interviewer (voice) (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Amanda Caprio | Popcorn Lady at Drive-In - Re-Enactments | Unowned |
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Michael Cirilla | 2nd Interrogation Officer Jackie Johnson - Re-Enactments | Unowned |
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Adam Goldfine | Randall Adams - Re-Enactments | Unowned |
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Derek Horton | David Harris - Re-Enactments | Unowned |
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Marianne Leone Cooper | Officer Teresa A. Turko - Re-Enactments | Unowned |
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Michael Nicoll | Interrogation Officer Gus Rose - Re-Enactments | Unowned |
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Phyllis Rodgers | Police Stenographer - Re-Enactments | Unowned |
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Ron Thornhill | Officer Robert W. Wood - Re-Enactments | Unowned |