David Harris, David Harris (III), Randall Adams
Using interviews and re-enactments, the film examines the 1976 murder of a Dallas policeman, and the wrongful conviction of one of the two men implicated in the killing.
DVD Release Date: July 26, 2005
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September 3, 2008pretty ordinary talking head documentary. The film examines a wrongfully convicted man and the incident that led to it. It visualizes the event through noir-ish reenactments. I would have like it more to explore the criminal justice system. I guess the only way to tackle this...( read more)
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June 7, 2008Documentary responsible for overturning an injustice. Sobering and thought provoking. Thumbs up!
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November 30, 2007This movie is cool because after it was made, the accused man in the documentary was found innocent due to this film. Errol Morris is my son. However, it's not something you end up watching over and over.
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July 26, 2007A powerful documentary which aided in the release of a man wrongfully convicted of murder- Errol Morris deserves a medal for doing what the Texas justice system could not do... finding the guilty party.
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September 14, 2006The documentary film as detective story. I worked at a video store for a few years and I recommended this to one of our regulars. He came back the next day after watching it and said, "You can put all kinds of digital mummies in your movies but *this* movie is scary." He's right.
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April 3, 2009Well done documentary that was responsible for overturning a prior conviction.
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March 29, 2009Mesmerizing documentary by the great Errol Morris, who makes docs like no one else I've ever seen. This one originally started out as a doc about a guy nicknamed "Doctor Death" because he always testified in capital cases and claimed that the defendants would kill again if releas...( read more)
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