The thin blue line
(DVD)
Contributors
Morris, Errol, film director.
Law, Lindsay, film producer.
Lipson, Mark, film producer.
Adams, Randall Dale, commentator.
Harris, David, 1960-2004, commentator.
Law, Lindsay, film producer.
Lipson, Mark, film producer.
Adams, Randall Dale, commentator.
Harris, David, 1960-2004, commentator.
Published
[Irvington, New York] : The Criterion Collection, [2015].
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Published
[Irvington, New York] : The Criterion Collection, [2015].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (102 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 fold-out insert.
Language
English
UPC
715515142014
Notes
General Note
Documentary.
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1988.
General Note
Special features: Errol Morris (interview with the director); Joshua Oppenheimer (interview with filmmaker Oppenheimer about The thin blue line); Today: "close up" (excerpt from the March 22, 1989 episode of NBC's Today show features an interview with the newly freed Randall Adams, his attorney Randy Schaffer, and director Errol Morris). Insert includes an essay by film scholar Charles Musser.
Creation/Production Credits
Directors of photography, Stefan Czapsky, Robert Chappell ; production designer, Ted Bafaloukos ; editor, Paul Barnes ; original music composed by Philip Glass ; music conducted by Michael Riesman.
Participants/Performers
Commentators, Randall Adams, David Harris, Gus Rose, Jackie Johnson, Marshall Touchton, Dale Holt, Sam Kittrell, Hootie Nelson, Dennis Johnson, Floyd Jackson, Edith James, Dennis White, Don Metcalfe, Emily Miller, R.L. Miller, Elba Carr, Michael Randell, Melvyn Carson Bruder ; re-enactments, Adam Goldfine, Derek Horton, Ron Thornhill, Marianne Leone, Amanda Carplo, Michael Nicoll, Michael Cirilla, Phyllis Rodgers.
Description
Examines the roadside murder of a Dallas police officer, and the subsequent arrest and conviction of drifter Randall Adams, who was given a death sentence despite overwhelming evidence of his innocence.
System Details
DVD; NTSC, region 1; widescreen presentation; 1.78:1 aspect ratio; 2.0 Dolby Digital Surround.
Language
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH)
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Morris, E., Law, L., Lipson, M., Adams, R. D., Harris, D., Rose, G., Johnson, J., Touchton, M., Czapsky, S., Chappell, R., Bafaloukos, T., Barnes, P., Glass, P., Riesman, M., Oppenheimer, J., Schaffer, R., & Musser, C. (2015). The thin blue line (Director-approved DVD special edition.). The Criterion Collection.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Errol, Morris et al.. 2015. The Thin Blue Line. The Criterion Collection.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Errol, Morris et al.. The Thin Blue Line The Criterion Collection, 2015.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Morris, Errol,, et al. The Thin Blue Line Director-approved DVD special edition., The Criterion Collection, 2015.
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