The Thin Blue Lie
In this city, cops are kings...and brutality reigns.
2000 | 97m | English
Popularity: 0.8 (history)
| Director: | Roger Young |
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| Writer: | Daniel Helfgott |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Aug 13, 2000 |
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| Director: | Roger Young |
| Writer: | Daniel Helfgott |
| Genres: | Drama |
| Keywords | police brutality, journalism, police corruption, reporter, exposé, wrongful conviction, whistleblower |
| Production Companies | Paramount Television, Helfgott-Turner Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 10, 2025 Entered: Apr 29, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Joe Pingue | Detective Regossi |
| Michael Copeman | Jack Reynolds |
| Philip Granger | John Reilly |
| Hayley Tyson | Sharon Chadway |
| Patrick Patterson | Chief Inspector Golden |
| Christian Potenza | Danny O'Brien |
| Richard Clarkin | Scala |
| Ryan Rajendra Black | Alberto |
| Joanne Boland | Sally |
| Jason Jones | Prosecutor |
| Charles Officer | Suspect #1 |
| John Jarvis | Desk Clerk |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Daniel Helfgott | Writer |
| Benjamin A. Weissman | Editor |
| Stephanie Gorin | Casting |
| Jeff Ginn | Production Design |
| Donald M. Morgan | Director of Photography |
| Stephen J. Turnbull | Production Manager, Line Producer |
| Jonathan Neumann | Executive Consultant |
| Ruth Secord | Costume Designer |
| Brendan Smith | Art Direction |
| Kent McIntyre | Set Decoration |
| Garry Honcharuk | Property Master |
| Roger Young | Director |
| Victoria Burrows | Casting |
| Winnifred Jong | Script Supervisor |
| Patrick Williams | Original Music Composer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Daniel Helfgott | Executive Producer |
| Janet Turner | Executive Producer |
| Fritzi Horstman | Associate Producer |
| Roger Young | Executive Producer |
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