The Thin Blue Line (1966 film)

*The Thin Blue Line*
The Thin Blue Line
Directed by	William Friedkin
Narrated by	Van Heflin
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Producer	David L. Wolper
Running time	52 minutes
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	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]

References

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

Friedkin, William, The Friedkin Connection, Harper Collins 2013

External links

The Thin Blue Line at IMDb
The Thin Blue Line at David L. Wolper

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[1] "The Thin Blue Line (1966)". BFI. Archived from the original on January 4, 2018.

[2] Glick, Joshua (January 23, 2018). Los Angeles Documentary and the Production of Public History, 1958-1977. Univ of California Press. ISBN 9780520293700 – via Google Books.

[3] Holmes, Nathan (September 26, 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 (May 1, 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

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v t e Films directed by William Friedkin
Feature films	Good Times (1967) The Birthday Party (1968) The Night They Raided Minsky's (1968) The Boys in the Band (1970) The French Connection (1971) The Exorcist (1973) Sorcerer (1977) The Brink's Job (1978) Cruising (1980) Deal of the Century (1983) To Live and Die in L.A. (1985) Rampage (1987) The Guardian (1990) Blue Chips (1994) Jade (1995) Rules of Engagement (2000) The Hunted (2003) Bug (2006) Killer Joe (2011)
Television	C.A.T. Squad (1986) C.A.T. Squad: Python Wolf (1988) Jailbreakers (1994) 12 Angry Men (1997) The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial (2023)
Documentaries	The People vs. Paul Crump (1962) The Bold Men (1965) Mayhem on a Sunday Afternoon (1965) The Thin Blue Line (1966) Conversation with Fritz Lang (1975) The Painter's Voice (2007) The Devil and Father Amorth (2017)

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