Not many filmmakers can claim to have freed a convicted murderer from jail, but Errol Morris accomplished that feat with his stunning documentary about Randall Dale Adams. Morris, whose brilliant previous features Vernon, Florida and Gates of Heaven had focused on less substantial subjects, learned of Adams' plight when the director was in Texas in preparation for a film about a psychiatrist who testified in murder trials. In November 1976, after his car broke down on a road outside Dallas, Adams had accepted a ride from a ...
Read More
Not many filmmakers can claim to have freed a convicted murderer from jail, but Errol Morris accomplished that feat with his stunning documentary about Randall Dale Adams. Morris, whose brilliant previous features Vernon, Florida and Gates of Heaven had focused on less substantial subjects, learned of Adams' plight when the director was in Texas in preparation for a film about a psychiatrist who testified in murder trials. In November 1976, after his car broke down on a road outside Dallas, Adams had accepted a ride from a stranger, David Harris. Harris was driving a stolen car, and when Dallas police officer Robert Wood pulled the two men over to check on the vehicle, Harris shot and killed Wood. A jury believed that Adams was the killer, thanks to the perjured testimony of Harris and the misleading accounts of two witnesses. A story about Adams on 60 Minutes helped to bring public attention to the case, but it was Morris' film, which contained extensive interview material with both Adams and Harris as well as stylized reenactments of the crime, that clinched the case for Adams' innocence. He was set free on March 15, 1988. Although Morris' film made many critics' top ten lists, it was unaccountably not nominated for an Academy award, raising doubts about the credibility of the Motion Picture Academy's nominating process in this category. Tom Wiener, Rovi
Read Less
Add this copy of The Thin Blue Line [Criterion Collection] to cart. $27.46, new condition, Sold by Importcds rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Sunrise, FL, UNITED STATES, published 2015.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Randall Adams; David Harris; Dale Holt; Jackie Johnson; Gus Rose. New. Run time: 102 mins. Language: English. New in new packaging. USA Orders only! Brand New product! please allow delivery times of 3-7 business days within the USA. US orders only please.
Add this copy of The Thin Blue Line to cart. $31.94, new condition, Sold by newtownvideo rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from huntingdon valley, PA, UNITED STATES, published 2015 by Criterion Collection (Direct).
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Gus Rose, David Harris, Randall Adams. New. 1988 Run time: 101. Buy with confidence-Satisfaction Guaranteed! Delivery Confirmation included for all orders in the US.
Add this copy of The Thin Blue Line [Criterion Collection] [Blu-ray] to cart. $34.00, new condition, Sold by Importcds rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Sunrise, FL, UNITED STATES, published 2015.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Randall Adams; David Harris; Dale Holt; Jackie Johnson; Gus Rose. New. Run time: 102 mins. Language: English. New in new packaging. USA Orders only! Brand New product! please allow delivery times of 3-7 business days within the USA. US orders only please.
Add this copy of The Thin Blue Line [Blu-Ray] to cart. $45.76, new condition, Sold by newtownvideo rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from huntingdon valley, PA, UNITED STATES, published 2015 by Criterion Collection (Direct).
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Gus Rose, David Harris, Randall Adams. New. Run time: 101. Buy with confidence-Satisfaction Guaranteed! Delivery Confirmation included for all orders in the US.
![The Thin Blue Line [Criterion Collection]](https://www4.alibris-static.com/cover/v93344mrgy5_t.jpg)
![The Thin Blue Line [Criterion Collection] [Blu-ray]](https://www2.alibris-static.com/cover/v93343uyyca_t.jpg)
![The Thin Blue Line [Criterion Collection] [Blu-ray]](https://www4.alibris-static.com/the-thin-blue-line-criterion-collection-blu-ray/cover/v93343uyyca.jpg)
![The Thin Blue Line [Criterion Collection]](https://www4.alibris-static.com/the-thin-blue-line-criterion-collection/cover/v93344mrgy5.jpg)
