One night in November 1976, after his car breaks down on a road outside Dallas, Randall Dale Adams accepts a ride from teenager David Harris. Harris is driving a stolen vehicle and, later that night, when Dallas police officer Robert Wood pulls the car over to check its headlights, he is shot and killed. A jury believes Adams is the killer, but Errol Morris’ classic documentary explores the role of Harris’ perjured testimony, misleading witness accounts and police misconduct in the verdict.
CREDITS
Directed by: Errol Morris
FILM INFORMATION
Genre: Documentary
Length: 1h 41m
Year: 1988
SCREENING INFORMATION
MNFF Selects Series
Sunday, February 9
3pm
Town Hall Theater, Middlebury VT