The Thin Blue Line

The Thin Blue Line

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Release Date

8/28/1988

Runtime

103 mins

Overview

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

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

$1,209,846

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A formally inventive investigation into a wrongful conviction that turns the machinery of justice itself into a subject of scrutiny. Morris's meticulous re-enactments and layered interviews build a case that is intellectually gripping and morally devastating.

Mood

TenseUnsettlingContemplative

Themes

JusticeCorruptionPower

Tone

Earnest

Pacing

Meditative

Look

Documentary-likeStylized genre

Structure

Framed flashback

Heads up

Graphic violence

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