The Thin Blue Line (1966 film)

The Thin Blue Line is a 1966[1][2][3][4] 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 influenced Friedkin on The French Connection.[5]

This article is about the 1966 Film. For the 1988 Film, see The Thin Blue Line (1988 film). For other uses, see The Thin Blue Line (disambiguation).
The Thin Blue Line
Directed byWilliam Friedkin
Produced byDavid L. Wolper
Narrated byVan Heflin
Release date
  • 1966 (1966)
Running time
52 mins
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

See also

References
  1. "The Thin Blue Line (1966)". BFI.
  2. Glick, Joshua (23 January 2018). Los Angeles Documentary and the Production of Public History, 1958-1977. Univ of California Press. ISBN 9780520293700 – via Google Books.
  3. Holmes, Nathan (26 September 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 (1 May 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


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