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The Thin Blue Line (1966)

Name: The Thin Blue Line
Director: William Friedkin
Genre: documentary film
Rating: 6.5

The Thin Blue Line is a 1966 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.

Directed by William Friedkin

Elsewhere

More by William Friedkin

The People vs. Paul Crump — 1962
The Bold Men — 1965
Mayhem on a Sunday Afternoon — 1965
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
Fritz Lang Interviewed by William Friedkin — 1974
Sorcerer — 1977
The Brink's Job — 1980
Cruising — 1980
Deal of the Century — 1983
To Live and Die in L.A. — 1985
C.A.T. Squad — 1986
Rampage — 1987
C.A.T. Squad: Python Wolf — 1988
The Guardian — 1990
Jailbreakers — 1994
Blue Chips — 1994
Jade — 1995
12 Angry Men — 1997
Rules of Engagement — 2000
The Hunted — 2003
Bug — 2006
Killer Joe — 2011
The Devil and Father Amorth — 2017
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial — 2023

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