Erases the border between art and activism.
An unorthodox investigation into the wrongful conviction of Randall Dale Adams for the 1976 murder of Dallas police officer Robert Wood. Using stylized reenactments and interviews with key figures, conflicting testimonies and evidence are presented to argue that Adams was framed by a corrupt justice system, ultimately leading to his exoneration.
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- tmdb76622195on TMDB · Sep 202310/10
In November 1976 in Dallas, Texas, Police Officer Robert Wood was shot and killed while making an otherwise routine traffic stop. One man was arrested and sentenced to death for the crime, based on the testimony of a sixteen year old acquaintance. These basic facts are covered in one of the most brilliant films to come out of the 1980's. Randall Adams was no drifter. He was moving from Ohio and was staying in Dallas with his brother. He found a good job, and planned on living there a while. Then he met David Harris, a punk from a Klan-infested small town in southern Texas. The officer is murdered, and Harris blames Adams, even though Harris gloated about shooting the young cop to his friends. Adams was railroaded into prison while Harris embarked on a petty crime spree. He continued his misdemeanor ways until he actually killed a man during a botched kidnapping. Now Harris was in jail, and Adams was still appealing his conviction. Witnesses came forward claiming to have seen Adams shoot Wood, yet none of them have a gleam of credibility. Finally, Adams gets some decent lawyers, who begin working to get him out. He is granted an appeal by the U.S. Supreme Court, but as of the making
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Cast
- Randall AdamsSelf
- David HarrisSelf
- Gus RoseSelf - Homicide Detective in Dallas
- Jackie JohnsonSelf - Homicide Detective in Dallas
- Marshall TouchtonSelf - Homicide Detective in Dallas
- Dale HoltSelf - Internal Affairs Investigator in Dallas
- Sam KittrellSelf - Police Detective in Vidor
- Hootie NelsonSelf - Friend of David Harris in Vidor
- Dennis JohnsonSelf - Friend of David Harris in Vidor
- Floyd JacksonSelf - Friend of David Harris in Vidor
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- Errol MorrisDirector
- Errol MorrisWriter
- Stefan CzapskyDirector of Photography
- Robert ChappellDirector of Photography
- Paul BarnesEditor
- Mark LipsonProducer
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