The Thin Blue Line

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:documentary
gptkb:film
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Los_Angeles_Film_Critics_Association_Award_for_Best_Documentary
gptkb:National_Board_of_Review_Award_for_Best_Documentary
gptkb:Academy_Award_nomination
gptkbp:box_office $1.2 million
$1.5 million
gptkbp:character_voice gptkb:Errol_Morris
gptkbp:cinematography gptkb:Errol_Morris
gptkbp:cinematography_by gptkb:Errol_Morris
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:critical_reception widely acclaimed
highly acclaimed
gptkbp:criticism Roger Ebert praised it
Vincent Canby praised it
gptkbp:cultural_impact considered a landmark film
influenced true crime genre
gptkbp:cultural_significance considered a landmark film in documentary filmmaking
gptkbp:directed_by gptkb:Errol_Morris
gptkbp:director gptkb:Errol_Morris
gptkbp:distributor gptkb:MGM
gptkbp:explores_themes gptkb:justice
innocence
truth
police misconduct
media influence
gptkbp:features interviews with legal experts
interviews with witnesses
interviews with law enforcement
gptkbp:features_interviews_with gptkb:family
police officers
witnesses
gptkbp:film gptkb:true
gptkbp:film_editing gptkb:Kenji_Yamamoto
gptkbp:film_festival gptkb:Sundance_Film_Festival
gptkb:Toronto_International_Film_Festival
gptkbp:film_technique gptkb:interviews
non-linear storytelling
re-enactments
voice-over narration
gptkbp:genre gptkb:documentary
gptkbp:has_editing_by gptkb:Kevin_Tent
gptkbp:has_influenced law enforcement practices
public perception of criminal justice system
gptkbp:has_sequel gptkb:The_Thin_Blue_Line:_The_Case_of_Randall_Dale_Adams
gptkbp:has_soundtrack gptkb:Philip_Glass
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Thin Blue Line
gptkbp:impact influenced the genre of true crime documentaries
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:American_Murder:_The_Family_Next_Door
gptkb:The_Fog_of_War
gptkb:Evil_Genius
gptkb:The_Confession_Tapes
gptkb:The_Disappearance_of_Madeleine_Mc_Cann
gptkb:The_Great_Hack
gptkb:The_Staircase
gptkb:Wild_Wild_Country
gptkb:The_Vow
gptkb:The_Trial_of_the_Chicago_7
gptkb:Icarus
gptkb:The_Act_of_Killing
gptkb:The_Keepers
gptkb:Making_a_Murderer
gptkb:Serial
gptkb:The_Jinx
gptkb:The_Inventor:_Out_for_Blood_in_Silicon_Valley
gptkb:The_Last_Dance
gptkb:13th
gptkb:Serial_podcast
gptkb:Won't_You_Be_My_Neighbor?
gptkb:The_Social_Dilemma
gptkb:The_Edge_of_Democracy
documentary filmmaking techniques
public perception of wrongful convictions
documentary ethics discussions
filmmaking techniques in documentaries
legal reforms regarding wrongful convictions
gptkbp:inspiration the case of Randall Dale Adams
gptkbp:is_available_on gptkb:DVD
gptkb:Blu-ray
gptkb:streaming_platforms
gptkbp:is_considered a landmark documentary
a classic of the genre
gptkbp:is_referenced_in gptkb:The_Office
gptkb:The_Simpsons
gptkb:South_Park
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:music_by gptkb:Philip_Glass
gptkbp:music_composer gptkb:Philip_Glass
gptkbp:narrative_style gptkb:Reconstruction_era
gptkbp:notable_for exonerating Randall Dale Adams
re-examination of a wrongful conviction
gptkbp:notable_quote “ The truth is not always the same as the facts.”
“ It’s not what you see, it’s what you think you see.”
“ The camera can lie.”
“ The truth is a slippery thing.”
“ You can’t trust your memory.”
gptkbp:notable_technique non-linear storytelling
use of archival footage
use of interviews
use of sound design
gptkbp:premiere gptkb:New_York_Film_Festival
gptkbp:premiered_on gptkb:New_York_Film_Festival
gptkbp:production_company gptkb:American_Film_Institute
gptkb:MGM
gptkb:Morris_Productions
gptkbp:release_year gptkb:1988
gptkbp:runtime 101 minutes
gptkbp:score_composed_by gptkb:Philip_Glass
gptkbp:screenplay_by gptkb:Errol_Morris
gptkbp:style docudrama
re-enactments
gptkbp:subject gptkb:murder
gptkbp:themes gptkb:justice
gptkb:memory
perception
truth
justice and truth
gptkbp:uses_voice_over gptkb:true
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Philip_Glass
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3