The Thin Blue Line

1988 film directed by Errol Morris
Movie film Q162997
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The Thin Blue Line

Summary

The Thin Blue Line is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,266 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Thin Blue Line is the creator of Errol Morris[3].
  • The Thin Blue Line's instance of is recorded as film[4].
  • The Thin Blue Line's director is recorded as Errol Morris[5].
  • The Thin Blue Line's screenwriter is recorded as Errol Morris[6].
  • The Thin Blue Line's composer is recorded as Philip Glass[7].
  • The Thin Blue Line's genre is recorded as documentary film[8].
  • The Thin Blue Line's cast member is recorded as Randall Dale Adams[9].
  • The Thin Blue Line's cast member is recorded as Marianne Leone Cooper[10].
  • The Thin Blue Line's collection is recorded as Museum of Modern Art[11].
  • The Thin Blue Line's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 176419314[12].
  • The Thin Blue Line's IdRef ID is recorded as 178773301[13].
  • The Thin Blue Line's director of photography is recorded as Robert Chappell[14].
  • The Thin Blue Line's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0096257[15].
  • The Thin Blue Line's part of is recorded as National Film Registry[16].
  • The Thin Blue Line's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[17].
  • The Thin Blue Line's distribution format is recorded as video on demand[18].
  • The Thin Blue Line's review score is recorded as 8.8/10[19].
  • The Thin Blue Line's review score is recorded as 79/100[20].
  • The Thin Blue Line's review score is recorded as 100%[21].
  • The Thin Blue Line's color is recorded as color[22].
  • The Thin Blue Line's FilmAffinity film ID is recorded as 412084[23].
  • The Thin Blue Line's country of origin is recorded as United States[24].
  • The Thin Blue Line's publication date is recorded as +1988-08-25T00:00:00Z[25].
  • The Thin Blue Line's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02txgy[26].
  • The Thin Blue Line's distributed by is recorded as Miramax[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Thin Blue Line's director is recorded as Errol Morris[5]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Errol Morris[6]. Cast members include Randall Dale Adams[9] and Marianne Leone Cooper[10]. It is the creator of Errol Morris[3].

Publication

The Thin Blue Line's publication date is recorded as +1988-08-25T00:00:00Z[25]. Its original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[17]. Its genre is recorded as documentary film[8]. Its part of is recorded as National Film Registry[16].

Reception

Reviews include 8.8/10[19], 79/100[20], and 100%[21].

Why It Matters

The Thin Blue Line ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,266 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . metacritic.com. Retrieved . metacritic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  8. [3] . moma.org. moma.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . The Movie Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . loc.gov. Retrieved . loc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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