Arguably no other film of the 1980s, fiction or non-fiction, was as significant in blurring the boundaries between what's reel and real and in demonstrating the remarkable impact a movie could have.
The Thin Blue Line (1988)
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Reviews Counted:11
Fresh:11
Rotten:0
Average Rating:8.7/10
Runtime: 1 hr 45 mins
Genre: Education/General Interest
Synopsis: Through the use of reenactments of the crime, photo montages, film clips and interviews, this is a reconstruction and investigation of the 1976 murder of a Dallas policeman and the subsequent... Through the use of reenactments of the crime, photo montages, film clips and interviews, this is a reconstruction and investigation of the 1976 murder of a Dallas policeman and the subsequent arrest and sentencing to death of a man who claims to be innocent. [More]
Director: Errol Morris
Director: Errol Morris
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Reviews for The Thin Blue Line
Accomplished but detached; you're pulled in, but you couldn't be blamed for resisting.
Furthering its genre irregularity, it employs no narration to guide the viewer, and each shot is carefully static and composed. Its central scene, even, is a fabricated element in what is largely a non-fiction film.
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