The Thin Blue Line (1966 film)

This article is about the 1966 film. Not to be confused with The Thin Blue Line (1988 film).

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The Thin Blue Line
Directed byWilliam Friedkin
Narrated byVan Heflin
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducerDavid L. Wolper
Running time52 minutes
Original release
NetworkABC
Release1966 (1966)

The Thin Blue Line is a 1966[1][2][3][4] documentary film directed by William Friedkin. It was the second of three documentaries Friedkin made for producer David Wolper. It focuses on the police force, and the experience making it later influenced Friedkin while working on The French Connection.[5]

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References

  1. ^ "The Thin Blue Line (1966)". BFI. Archived from the original on January 4, 2018.
  2. ^ Glick, Joshua (23 January 2018). Los Angeles Documentary and the Production of Public History, 1958-1977. Univ of California Press. ISBN 9780520293700 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ Holmes, Nathan (26 September 2018). Welcome to Fear City: Crime Film, Crisis, and the Urban Imagination. SUNY Press. ISBN 9781438471211 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ Ruth, Williams, Linda; Michael, Hammond (1 May 2006). Contemporary American Cinema. McGraw-Hill Education (UK). ISBN 9780335228430 – via Google Books.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ Friedkin p 78-81

Friedkin, William, The Friedkin Connection, Harper Collins 2013


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