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 stylized reenactments and interviews with key figures, conflicting testimonies and evidence are presented to argue that Adams was framed by a corrupt justice system, ultimately leading to his exoneration.
Self
Self
Self - Homicide Detective in Dallas
Self - Homicide Detective in Dallas
Self - Homicide Detective in Dallas
Self - Internal Affairs Investigator in Dallas
Self - Police Detective in Vidor
Self - Friend of David Harris in Vidor
Self - Friend of David Harris in Vidor
Self - Friend of David Harris in Vidor
Self - Defense Attorney
Self - Defense Attorney
Self - The Judge
Self - Surprise Eyewitness
Self - Surprise Eyewitness
Self - Employee at Fas-Gas
Self - Third Surprise Eyewitness
Self - Appellate Attorney
Self - Randall Adams' Brother (archive footage)
Self - Gangster (archive footage)
Self - Texas Forensic Psychiatrist Prosecution (archive footage)
Self - Murder Victim (archive footage)
Self - Dallas Prosecutor (archive footage)
Self - Informant in John Dillinger Case (archive footage)
Self - Dallas Police Officer (archive footage)
Self - Texas District Attorney (archive footage)
Self - Murdered Dallas Police Officer (archive footage)
Self - Interviewer (voice) (uncredited)
Popcorn Lady at Drive-In - Re-Enactments
2nd Interrogation Officer Jackie Johnson - Re-Enactments
Randall Adams - Re-Enactments
David Harris - Re-Enactments
Officer Teresa A. Turko - Re-Enactments
Interrogation Officer Gus Rose - Re-Enactments
Police Stenographer - Re-Enactments
Officer Robert W. Wood - Re-Enactments