
One night in November 1976, after his car breaks down on a road outside Dallas, Randall Dale Adams accepts a ride from teenager David Harris. Harris is driving a stolen vehicle and, later that night, when Dallas police officer Robert Wood pulls the car over to check its headlights, he is shot and killed. A jury believes Adams is the killer, but stylized reenactments and interviews with key figures, conflicting testimonies and evidence are presented to argue that Adams was framed by a corrupt justice system, ultimately leading to his exoneration.
| Release Date | August 28, 1988 | |
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| Status | Released | |
| Original Title | The Thin Blue Line | |
| Runtime | 1h 43min | |
| Budget | — | |
| Revenue | $1,209,846 | |
| Language | English | |
| Original Language | English | |
| Production Countries | United States of America | |
| Production Companies | American PlayhouseThird Floor Productions | |