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Director-approved DVD special edition. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (102 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 fold-out insert. |
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two-dimensional moving image tdi rdacontent |
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video v rdamedia |
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videodisc vd rdacarrier |
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DVD video 4 3/4 in. rda |
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digital optical surround Dolby Digital 2.0 rda |
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laser optical NTSC rda |
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video file DVD video region 1 rda |
| Series |
Criterion collection ; 753
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| System Details |
DVD; NTSC, region 1; widescreen presentation; 1.78:1 aspect ratio; 2.0 Dolby Digital Surround. |
| Note |
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH). |
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Documentary. |
| Performer |
Commentators, Randall Adams, David Harris, Gus Rose, Jackie Johnson, Marshall Touchton, Dale Holt, Sam Kittrell, Hootie Nelson, Dennis Johnson, Floyd Jackson, Edith James, Dennis White, Don Metcalfe, Emily Miller, R.L. Miller, Elba Carr, Michael Randell, Melvyn Carson Bruder ; re-enactments, Adam Goldfine, Derek Horton, Ron Thornhill, Marianne Leone, Amanda Carplo, Michael Nicoll, Michael Cirilla, Phyllis Rodgers. |
| Credits |
Directors of photography, Stefan Czapsky, Robert Chappell ; production designer, Ted Bafaloukos ; editor, Paul Barnes ; original music composed by Philip Glass ; music conducted by Michael Riesman. |
| Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 1988. |
| Summary |
Examines the roadside murder of a Dallas police officer, and the subsequent arrest and conviction of drifter Randall Adams, who was given a death sentence despite overwhelming evidence of his innocence. |
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Special features: Errol Morris (interview with the director); Joshua Oppenheimer (interview with filmmaker Oppenheimer about The thin blue line); Today: "close up" (excerpt from the March 22, 1989 episode of NBC's Today show features an interview with the newly freed Randall Adams, his attorney Randy Schaffer, and director Errol Morris). Insert includes an essay by film scholar Charles Musser. |
| Contents |
Special features: Errol Morris (interview) -- Joshua Oppenheimer (interview) -- Today : "close up" (Today show interview with Randall Adams, attorney Randy Schaffer, and director Errol Morris). |
| Subject |
Murder -- Texas -- Dallas -- Case studies.
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Police murders -- Texas -- Case studies.
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Adams, Randall Dale -- Trials, litigation, etc.
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Harris, David, 1960-2004.
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| Genre |
Feature films.
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Documentary films.
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Nonfiction films.
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Historical reenactments (Motion pictures)
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Morris, Errol, film director.
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Law, Lindsay, film producer.
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Lipson, Mark, film producer.
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Adams, Randall Dale, commentator.
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Harris, David, 1960-2004, commentator.
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Rose, Gus, commentator.
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Johnson, Jackie, commentator.
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Touchton, Marshall, commentator.
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Czapsky, Stefan, director of photography.
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Chappell, Robert, 1952- director of photography.
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Bafaloukos, Ted, production designer.
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Barnes, Paul, 1951- film editor.
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Glass, Philip, composer (expression)
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Riesman, Michael, conductor.
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Oppenheimer, Joshua, 1974- interviewee (expression)
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Schaffer, Randy, interviewee (expression)
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Musser, Charles, writer of supplementary textual content.
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IFC Films, production company.
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American Playhouse Theatrical Films, presenter, production company.
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Criterion Collection (Firm), film distributor.
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| ISBN |
9781604659719 |
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1604659718 |
| Standard No. |
715515142014 : $29.99 |
| Music # |
CC2463D The Criterion Collection |
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CC2463DDVD The Criterion Collection |
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