Randall adams, david harris, gus rose, jackie johnson, marshall touchton, dale holt official content from criterion collection. The thin blue line has a metascore of 79 on metacritic and 100% fresh rating on rotten tomatoes. Released by nonesuch records in 1989 containing music from the thin blue line 1988. Welcome to the thin blue line official youtube channel.
Fowler is constantly in battle of wits with di grim and the criminal investigation department. The thin blue line is far from your typical documentary, and the dramatization of some events and the use of music throughout are part of what separates it from the rest of the pack. The thin blue line did what it was supposed to do, and it held its audience for much of its life. Usa police thin blue line american back the blue blue. The thin blue line series and episodes list british comedy. Thin blue line series 2 episode 3 fly on the wall gb 15 jafa english. Morris feels is an ironic, mythical image of a protective policeman on the other side of anarchy. The thin blue line, directed by errol morris randall adams, david harris. The thin blue line synopsis filmmaker errol morris studies the 1976 murder of a dallas policeman, from different points of view. When danny intercepts a shipment of several million dollars that was heading to a drug cartel in mexico, he becomes a target when they. In this classic police sitcom, rowan atkinson plays inspector fowler, head of the uniformed branch of the fictional gasforth police station. Thin blue line series 2 episode 5 come on you blues gb 15 jafa english.
The thin blue line soundtrack 1988 the moviemusic store. That night, a police officer was shot in cold blood. May 05, 2020 a guide listing the titles and air dates for episodes of the tv series the thin blue line. Bbc one sitcom about the team at a small town police station. The thin blue line court in the act 14 by hateater27. There are currently three videos available for the film. The thin blue line is one of the films that helped make documentaries a viable entertainment option for arthouse moviegoers during the indiefilm boom of the 1980s and 90s. Fowler first makes sure his officers get an elaborate brainstorming about tolerance and nondiscrimination, a particularly sensitive subject for ethnic minority constables frank gladstone trinidadian origin and habib pakistani, so the hypothetical example is a martian. The thin blue line is a 1988 american documentary film by errol morris, depicting the story of randall dale. The reason that this life was comparatively short was partly because the public simply wouldnt.
Fowler absentmindedly puts it on to meet a representative from special branch. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film. A film that successfully argued that a man was wrongly convicted for murder by a corrupt justice system in dallas county, texas. Blue bloods season 7 episode 22 the thin blue line guide. Death, a chocolate milkshake, a nosey blonde and the carol burnett show.
The thin blue line soundtrack from 1988, composed by philip glass. The gasforth police has to arrest an illegal immigrant. The thin blue line s02e05 come on you blues video dailymotion. May 5, 2017 in the season 7 finale, danny intercepts a shipment heading to a drug cartel in mexico, so this makes him a target of revenge. Video archive for the film the thin blue line, which has a domestic theatrical release in the year of 1988.
Watch the thin blue line season 1, episode 2 fire and terror. Cookies websites use cookies that have been placed on this site by its operator. Blue bloods season 7 episode 22 the thin blue line sneak. Oct 10, 2007 the thin blue line did what it was supposed to do, and it held its audience for much of its life. Among the most important documentaries ever made, the thin blue line, by errol morris, erases the border between art and activism. Solving this mystery is going to be murder errol morriss unique documentary dramatically reenacts the crime scene. S2e6 the thin blue line road rage video dailymotion. Stay in touch with the thin blue line next episode air date and your favorite tv shows. Documentaries have changed minds, championed causes, and even reversed policy, but the thin blue line 1988 may be the first film to free a man from prison. In fire and terror, a drunk stumbles into the station and gets sick in fowlers hat. There are currently three videos available for the film, of which one and only one is a trailer, as listed below. Solving this mystery is going to be murder errol morriss unique documentary dramatically reenacts the crime scene and investigation of a police officers murder in dallas. When danny intercepts a shipment of several million dollars that was heading to a drug cartel in mexico, he becomes a target when they come back for revenge. If you were more like him maybe you still wouldnt be walking a beat.
Written by ben elton, this british sitcom ran for two series from 1995 to 1996. Before making a murderer, before the jinx, before serial, there was the thin blue line, errol morris 1988 documentary investigation into the murder of a police officer named robert wood in. A work of meticulous journalism and gripping drama, it recounts the disturbing tale of randall dale adams, a drifter who was charged with the murder of a dallas police officer and sent to death row, despite evidence that he did not commit the crime. S2e2 the thin blue line ism ism ism video dailymotion. The thin blue line is about the everyday goings on at gasforth police station. Usa police thin blue line american back the blue blue lives matter 50x60 polar fleece. The film is the true story of the murder of a dallas police officer in 1976 and the rapid railroading of a 28 yearold drifter named randall adams through the. Maggie has eyes for a fireman, but he has eyes for kevin. The thin blue line 1988 depicting the story documentaries. Usa police thin blue line american back the blue blue lives matter 50x60 polar.
With randall adams, david ray harris, gus rose, jackie johnson. Thin blue line series 2 episode 2 ism ism ism gb 15 jafa english. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Thin blue line series 2 episode 6 road rage gb 15 jafa english. Morris became interested in the case while doing research for a film about dr. Set in a police station in the fictional town of gasforth, it starred rowan atkinson as inspector raymond fowler. Although the thin blue line assembles an almost inassailable case. So powerful and convincing that it helped free an innocent man from prison, the thin blue line is one of the finest documentary features ever made boxoffice.
Stars rowan atkinson, david haig, serena evans, james dreyfus and others. It has broadcast two series with seven episodes each, including a christmas special at the end of series 1 on 26 december 1995. A guide listing the titles and air dates for episodes of the tv series the thin blue line. Death for testifying with 100 percent certainty of a defendants. The thin blue line filming locations find that location. Gene siskel, writing for the chicago tribune, named it the 7th best film of 1988. Season 7, episode 22 the thin blue line first aired. The thin blue line is the true story of the arrest and conviction of randall adams for the murder of dallas policeman, robert wood, in 1976. Apr 10, 2015 the thin blue line trailer 1988 director.
Rowan atkinson is at the front line as the pompous but honorable inspector fowler this time. The following is a summary of episodes for the british sit com the thin blue line, which first aired on november 1995 and ended on 23 december 1996. The thin blue line soundtrack cd details and availability. Apr 23, 2018 thin blue line series 2 episode 5 come on you blues gb 15 jafa english.
Dec 28, 2017 the thin blue line come on you blues s02e05. Here is the first sneak peek for the season finale of blue bloods, season 7 episode 22 the thin blue line airing this friday on cbs. Watch the thin blue line season 2, episode 7 the green eyed monster. Fowler, not entirely surprisingly, forgets about the anniversary and creates a lot of tension in their relationship.
The thin blue line christine orlando at may 6, 2017 12. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. S2e3 the thin blue line fly on the wall video dailymotion. A man is convicted and sentenced to death for the murder of a police officer. The film is credited with overturning adams conviction, a crime for which he was sentenced to death.
The thin blue line is a 1988 american documentary film by errol morris, about the trial and subsequent conviction of randall dale adams for the murder of texas police officer robert wood. James grigson, a psychiatrist known in texas as dr. The queens official birthday approaches as well as raymond and patricias tenth anniversary. On november 28, 1976, when drifter randall dale adams was picked up by teenage runaway david harris, his fate was sealed. The thin blue line 1988 depicting the story of randall dale adams, a man convicted and sentenced to death for a murder he did not commit. Created by ben elton, the series aired from 1995 to 1996. The thin blue line is a 1988 american documentary film by errol morris, depicting the story of randall dale adams, a man convicted and sentenced to death for a murder he did not commit.