The Thin Blue Lie (2000)
In this city, cops are kings...and brutality reigns.
Philadelphia, 1976. The city of Brotherly Love is waging a successful war against crime led by its tough-talking mayor, Frank Rizzo. But a maverick investigative reporter, Jonathan Neumann, has heard some troubling rumors: stories of innocent people victimized by a "goon squad" of law enforcement officers.
- Date of release
- 2000-08-13
- TMDB
- 7.0 / 10 (2)
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Roger Young
Casting
- Rob Morrow — Jonathan Neumann
- Randy Quaid — Phil Chadway
- Paul Sorvino — Frank Rizzo
- Cynthia Preston — Kate Johnson
- G.W. Bailey — K.C.
- Al Waxman — Art Zugler
- Beau Starr — Detective Marshall
- Barry Wiggins — Detective King
- Chuck Shamata — Vinnie
- Louis Di Bianco — Deep Nightstick
- Melissa DiMarco — Sandra Durano
- Bruce McFee — Detective Harris
Interesting facts
The Thin Blue Lie is a 2000 television film directed by Roger Young and starring Rob Morrow, Randy Quaid, and Paul Sorvino. It was released on August 13, 2000 on Showtime. The title is a reference to the phrase "thin blue line" used to describe the hypothetical role of law enforcement as the line between order and chaos.
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