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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. Various mishaps at a police station in an english town. Those moments are the result of a 30month investigation by errol morris, one of americas strangest and most brilliant documentary filmmakers. In this classic police sitcom, rowan atkinson plays inspector fowler, head of the uniformed branch of the fictional gasforth police station. That was crucial here, because the thin blue line is, in part, about the reliability of two men. Among the most important documentaries ever made, the thin blue line, by errol morris, erases the border between art and activism.
Back from the pub quiz the thin blue line by rowan atkinson live. Rowan atkinson is at the front line as the pompous but honorable inspector fowler this time, leading his uniformed party in an oldfashioned crusade against. I still cant quite believe it exists, let alone is now on the cusp of airing a third season. Morris originally went to texas to do a documentary on dr. Brain food the thin blue line by rowan atkinson live. The thin blue analysis by samantha eligene on prezi. Fowler absentmindedly puts it on to meet a representative from special branch. The thin blue line soundtrack cd details and availability. 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. Written by ben elton, all the episodes from series 1 and 2 are available here on two discs. Death, a chocolate milkshake, a nosey blonde and the carol burnett show. The thin blue line soundtrack from 1988, composed by philip glass. These different views seem to bring truth each in a different perspective and seeming to be true in their own way, without resulting into confusion. Morris became interested in the case while doing research for a film about dr.
With randall adams, david ray harris, gus rose, jackie johnson. The thin blue line is about chief inspector raymond fowler rowan atkinson of uniformed division his life gastherth police station, coping with his failing 10 year girlfriend who is receptionist. Finally, the the thin blue line script is here for all you quotes spouting fans of the errol morris movie. A movie trailer for errol morris 1988 film the thin blue line.
In fire and terror, a drunk stumbles into the station and gets sick in fowlers hat. The thin blue line series 1, episode 5 british comedy guide. Errol morriss unique documentary dramatically reenacts the crime scene and. Beware the ones that say theyre objective third parties, because theyre lying.
The reason that this life was comparatively short was partly because the public simply wouldnt. The thin blue line is an english comedyseries which is aired on bbc one. At the time of its release in 1988, the thin blue line hailed as a new kind of documentary, as one type that gives a room for multiple points of view. Welcome to the thin blue line official youtube channel. Late one night, a squad car pulls over a car that does not have its lights on, but as soon as the policeman reaches the drivers side. There are currently three videos available for the film, of which one and only one is a trailer, as listed below. But i think its desirable for a documentary to be persuasive.
This video tells the story of the two day adventure shot by members. Earths thin atmosphere is all that stands between life on earth and the cold, dark void of space. But those law enforcers are willing to ignore evidence against harris and pin the crime on adams because harris isnt old enough to be executed. A guide to night shift, episode 5 from series 1 of the thin blue line. 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. Director kevin macdonald touching the void talks to mina holland about the power of 1988 documentary the thin blue line. Rent the thin blue line 1988 on dvd and bluray dvd. Those moments are the result of a 30month investigation by errol morris, one of americas strangest and most brilliant documentary filmmakers, who sometimes jokes that he is not a producerdirector but a detectivedirector. Rent the thin blue line 1988 starring randall adams and gus rose on dvd and bluray. The thin blue line is relay team that competed in the blue ridge relay on september 910, 2011. The thin blue line soundtrack 1988 the moviemusic store. Oct 10, 2007 the thin blue line did what it was supposed to do, and it held its audience for much of its life.
The thin blue line script transcript from the screenplay. The thin blue line series and episodes list british comedy. Season 7, episode 22 the thin blue line first aired. The ifc series was created by fred armisen, bill hader, seth meyers, and rhys thomas as a love letter of sorts to the documentary genre, as each episode finds actors putting a comedy spin on a famous documentary. The thin blue line series and episodes list british. According to an interviewee in the film, the police are the thin blue line between anarchy and society. Death for testifying with 100 percent certainty of a defendants. The film presents a series of interviews about the investigation of the shooting of dallas. The thin blue line is about the everyday goings on at gasforth police station. Fowler is constantly in battle of wits with di grim and the criminal investigation department. With rowan atkinson, mina anwar, james dreyfus, serena evans. The thin blue line is set in the police station of the fictional english town of gasforth. But the whole field seems to have been revolutionized lately by ken burns and errol morris, the former with the civil war series on pbs and the latter with this.
This image, taken by astronauts aboard in the international space station in 2008, shows light from our sun as it passes through these layers of gases that are held to the planet by earths gravity. 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. Written by ben elton, all the episodes from series 1. Adams, the accused killer, and david harris, the real killer. The thin blue line has a metascore of 79 on metacritic and 100% fresh rating on rotten tomatoes. That being said, it was the first time anyone created a documentary to show narcissism and police corruption. Created by ben elton, the series aired from 1995 to 1996. Feb 21, 2011 this feature is not available right now.
The thin blue line 1988 12 0828 1988 us crime, documentary, mystery 1h 43m user score. The thin blue line did what it was supposed to do, and it held its audience for much of its life. 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. The thin blue line is about the everday goings on at gasforth police station. Errol morris 1988 masterpiece is considered the investigative criminal doc of all. The thin blue analysis jess, joe, sam ap lang randalls attorney goes into more detail concerning randalls case and how everyone seemed to be against him while david was getting off easy which really just showed the viewer that the town was biased and had very little.
Solving this mystery is going to be murder errol morriss unique documentary dramatically reenacts the crime scene. A work of meticulous journalism and gripping drama, it recounts the disturbing tale of randall adams, a drifter who was charged with the murder of a dallas police officer and sent to death row, despite overwhelming evidence that he did not commit the crime. Randall adams, david harris, gus rose, jackie johnson, marshall touchton, dale holt official content from criterion collection. Video archive for the film the thin blue line, which has a domestic theatrical release in the year of 1988. A film that successfully argued that a man was wrongly convicted for murder by a corrupt justice system in dallas county, texas. The thin blue line is the best example because it is a rare case of a film having direct consequences. The thin blue line 1988 depicting the story documentaries. The thin blue line is a 1988 american documentary film by errol morris, about the trial and. 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.
James grigson, a psychiatrist known in texas as dr. Morris also made the bold decision not only to stage a reenactment of the crime, but to play it over and over from different angles. The gasforth police has to arrest an illegal immigrant. A guide to the 14 episodes across the 2 series of the thin blue line. 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. The thin blue line 1988 12 08281988 us crime, documentary, mystery 1h 43m user score. Rent the thin blue line 1988 on dvd and bluray netflix. This script is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay andor viewings of the thin blue line. I think this is the first film on the program that contains unconcealed re. In the opening credits, the blue of the films title is invaded by disorderly red. Gene siskel, writing for the chicago tribune, named it the 7th best film of 1988.