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THE THIN BLUE LINE (1965)

A David L. Wolper Production A Division of Metromedia
In Association With ABC News

Documentary Special

Synopsis

The police in America, and the problem of combating increased crime.


Sponsored by SPECIALS FOR MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING
Air Date 3/9/66
Total Run Time 1 Hr
NETWORK ABC

Main Credits

Writer David Vowell
Writer Bud Wiser
Executive Producer Mel Stuart
Producer William Friedkin
Director William Friedkin
Narrator Van Heflin
Cinematographer Vilis Lapenieks
Editor David Blewitt
Editor Nicholas Clapp
Wolper Awards

Full Credit List

Story By William Friedkin
Writer David Vowell
Writer Bud Wiser
Film Research Jack Goelman
Research William Edgar
Executive Producer Mel Stuart
Producer William Friedkin
Series Producer Mel Stuart
Associate Producer Bert Gold
Business Administrator Harvey Bernhard
Director William Friedkin
Narrator Van Heflin
Production Manager Sam Farnsworth
Production Assistant Allan R. Folsom
Cinematographer Vilis Lapenieks
Sound Engineer Robert Litt
Editor David Blewitt
Editor Nicholas Clapp
Assistant Editor Joseph C. Thornton
Supervising Film Editor Lawrence E. Neiman
Music Editor Donald P. Weinman
Sound Effects Editor Charles L. Campbell
Sound Effects Editor Colin C. Mouat
Negative Cutter Elva Fraser
Musical Supervision Jack Tillar
Title Design by Consolidated Film Industries
Opitcal Effects Consolidated Film Industries
Acknowledgements The California Highway Patrol, The California Bureau of Narcotic Enforcement, UCLA School of Law, Thomas Lynch, Attorney General of California, WBKB-TV News, Chicago Police Communications Sequence Courtesy of WGN-TV, The Rochester Police Bureau, The Locust Club and The Dept. of Public Safety of Rochester, N.Y. and William B. Power
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