The Thin Pink Line(1998)
The Making of the Making of a Documentary
A film crew in search of a new documentary project determines to find a wrongfully imprisoned death-row inmate. Enter Chauncey Ledbetter, a quirky and potentially gay prisoner convicted of murdering his high school show choir teacher. As filming of the documentary progresses, evidence increases that Chauncey might be guilty after all.
Movie: The Thin Pink Line
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Randall Overbee
Royce Cannon
Jocelyn Silverberg
Sgt. Dot Jenkins
Clove
Dust
Simon
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A film crew in search of a new documentary project determines to find a wrongfully imprisoned death-row inmate. Enter Chauncey Ledbetter, a quirky and potentially gay prisoner convicted of murdering his high school show choir teacher. As filming of the documentary progresses, evidence increases that Chauncey might be guilty after all.
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1998-10-07
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The Making of the Making of a Documentary
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