The Thin Blue Line (1966 film)

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

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 (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]

See also

• List of American films of 1966

References

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.
5. 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