Cinematic background from The Thin Blue Line 1988 - Errol Morris's unique documentary dramatically re-enacts the crime scene and investigation of a police officer's murder in Dallas.

The Thin Blue Line

1988

Crime, Documentary

Directors:
Errol Morris
Writers:
Errol Morris
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Movie still from “The Thin Blue Line” (1988), directed by Errol Morris – Two people sitting in a car with cigarettes and beer; Medium shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “The Thin Blue Line” (1988), directed by Errol Morris – A painting of a man in a court room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Thin Blue Line” (1988), directed by Errol Morris – A man wearing a suit and tie smiling for the camera; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Thin Blue Line” (1988), directed by Errol Morris – Popcorn is being poured into a large container; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Thin Blue Line” (1988), directed by Errol Morris – A man in a suit and tie wearing glasses; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Thin Blue Line” (1988), directed by Errol Morris – An old photo of a man and two young boys; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Thin Blue Line” (1988), directed by Errol Morris – A man in a tan jacket and a brown shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Thin Blue Line” (1988), directed by Errol Morris – A shadow of a person on the street; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Thin Blue Line” (1988), directed by Errol Morris – A street sign that reads " 1 3 drive " on the side of a building; Extreme Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Thin Blue Line” (1988), directed by Errol Morris – An older woman is sitting in front of a mirror; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Thin Blue Line” (1988), directed by Errol Morris – A person wearing a black shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Thin Blue Line” (1988), directed by Errol Morris – View of a person's eyes; Extreme Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “The Thin Blue Line” (1988), directed by Errol Morris – An older woman is smiling for the camera; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Thin Blue Line” (1988), directed by Errol Morris – An older woman is posing for a picture; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Thin Blue Line” (1988), directed by Errol Morris – A man standing in a field with his hands in his pockets; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Thin Blue Line” (1988), directed by Errol Morris – A drawing of a woman in a court room; Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “The Thin Blue Line” (1988), directed by Errol Morris – A man wearing a white shirt is sitting in front of a black background; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Thin Blue Line” (1988), directed by Errol Morris – A mugshot of a man in a white shirt and tie; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Thin Blue Line” (1988), directed by Errol Morris – A man in a red shirt smiling for the camera; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Thin Blue Line” (1988), directed by Errol Morris – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Thin Blue Line” (1988), directed by Errol Morris – A painting of a man in a suit and tie holding his hands out to another man in a suit and tie; Medium shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “The Thin Blue Line” (1988), directed by Errol Morris – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Thin Blue Line” (1988), directed by Errol Morris – A painting of an african - american man smoking a pipe; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Thin Blue Line” (1988), directed by Errol Morris – An old photo of a man smiling for the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Thin Blue Line” (1988), directed by Errol Morris – An older man sitting in a tractor with cows in the background; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Thin Blue Line” (1988), directed by Errol Morris – A black - and - white photo of a bathroom door; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Thin Blue Line” (1988), directed by Errol Morris – A painting of a man in a suit and tie next to an american flag; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Thin Blue Line” (1988), directed by Errol Morris – A man in plaid shirt sitting in front of a screen; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Thin Blue Line” (1988), directed by Errol Morris – An older woman is holding her hand up to her ear; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Thin Blue Line” (1988), directed by Errol Morris – A man in a red shirt is looking to his left; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Thin Blue Line” (1988), directed by Errol Morris – A mug shot of a man with a beard and mustache; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Thin Blue Line” (1988), directed by Errol Morris – A person wearing a shirt and a mustache; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Thin Blue Line” (1988), directed by Errol Morris – A group of people dressed as kkk standing in front of a sign; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Thin Blue Line” (1988), directed by Errol Morris – The barrel of an old gun; Extreme Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Thin Blue Line” (1988), directed by Errol Morris – A man in a court room wearing a suit and red tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Thin Blue Line” (1988), directed by Errol Morris – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Thin Blue Line” (1988), directed by Errol Morris – A young man in a brown jacket is looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “The Thin Blue Line” (1988), directed by Errol Morris – An older woman wearing glasses is sitting in a chair; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Thin Blue Line” (1988), directed by Errol Morris – A police officer is drinking from a cup; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Thin Blue Line” (1988), directed by Errol Morris – A man in a suit and red neck tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Thin Blue Line” (1988), directed by Errol Morris – A clock on the side of a blue wall; Extreme Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “The Thin Blue Line” (1988), directed by Errol Morris – A painting of a man and a woman in a courtroom; Medium shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “The Thin Blue Line” (1988), directed by Errol Morris – Three men in suits are in a courtroom with papers; Medium shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “The Thin Blue Line” (1988), directed by Errol Morris – A motel sign lit up at night in the dark; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Thin Blue Line” (1988), directed by Errol Morris – An older man sitting at a desk in an office; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Thin Blue Line” (1988), directed by Errol Morris – A man standing next to a parking meter; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Thin Blue Line” (1988), directed by Errol Morris – A cassette tape on top of an audio cassette player; Extreme Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “The Thin Blue Line” (1988), directed by Errol Morris – The shadow of a person wearing a cowboy hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Thin Blue Line” (1988), directed by Errol Morris – An old man in glasses is on a big screen; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Thin Blue Line” (1988), directed by Errol Morris – A person wearing a floral shirt; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Thin Blue Line” (1988), directed by Errol Morris – A police car and another car on the side of the road at night; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Thin Blue Line” (1988), directed by Errol Morris – An older man wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Thin Blue Line” (1988), directed by Errol Morris – A record of trial and court - martials for a military unit; Extreme Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “The Thin Blue Line” (1988), directed by Errol Morris – A man and a woman in a suit and hat next to an old car; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Thin Blue Line” (1988), directed by Errol Morris – The back of an audio cassette tape; Extreme Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “The Thin Blue Line” (1988), directed by Errol Morris – Two young boys in scout uniforms standing next to each other in front of a building; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Thin Blue Line” (1988), directed by Errol Morris – A black and white photo of a young man; Extreme Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “The Thin Blue Line” (1988), directed by Errol Morris – An older woman with blonde hair wearing a red sweater; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Thin Blue Line” (1988), directed by Errol Morris – A man in a black shirt is looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Thin Blue Line” (1988), directed by Errol Morris – View of a cassette tape; Extreme Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “The Thin Blue Line” (1988), directed by Errol Morris – A newspaper clipping of a police officer who was killed on sunday; Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “The Thin Blue Line” (1988), directed by Errol Morris – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Thin Blue Line” (1988), directed by Errol Morris – A man with a beard is smoking a cigarette; Extreme Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Thin Blue Line” (1988), directed by Errol Morris – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Thin Blue Line” (1988), directed by Errol Morris – A police car is parked on the side of the road; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Thin Blue Line” (1988), directed by Errol Morris – A car driving down a street at night with a movie screen; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Thin Blue Line” (1988), directed by Errol Morris – A man wearing a blue hat and a red shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Thin Blue Line” (1988), directed by Errol Morris – A woman holding a handgun while standing in front of a police car at night; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Thin Blue Line” (1988), directed by Errol Morris – A person wearing a black shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Thin Blue Line” (1988), directed by Errol Morris – A man in a white shirt and black jacket holding a gun; Extreme Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Thin Blue Line” (1988), directed by Errol Morris – A young woman wearing a hat looking through a window; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Thin Blue Line” (1988), directed by Errol Morris – A pile of cigarette butts sitting on top of a pile of ashes; Extreme Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “The Thin Blue Line” (1988), directed by Errol Morris – A police officer standing next to a police car on the side of the road; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Thin Blue Line” (1988), directed by Errol Morris – An old car driving down the street at night; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Thin Blue Line” (1988), directed by Errol Morris – An old photo of a woman and two boys; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Thin Blue Line” (1988), directed by Errol Morris – A motel sign with a vacancy sign in the background; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle