The Thin Blue Lie

The Thin Blue Lie

97 mins | Drama | Aug. 13, 2000

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.

The Thin Blue Lie

97 mins | Drama | Aug. 13, 2000

The Thin Blue Lie
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.
IMDb rating 6.2
Producers Paramount Television, Helfgott-Turner Productions
Original title The Thin Blue Lie
Directors Winnifred Jong, Roger Young
Writers Daniel Helfgott

Cast

Rob Morrow

as Jonathan Neumann

Randy Quaid

as Phil Chadway

Paul Sorvino

as Frank Rizzo

Cynthia Preston

as Kate Johnson

G.W. Bailey

as K.C.

Al Waxman

as Art Zugler

Beau Starr

as Detective Marshall

Barry Wiggins

as Detective King

Chuck Shamata

as Vinnie

Louis Di Bianco

as Deep Nightstick

Melissa DiMarco

as Sandra Durano

Bruce McFee

as Detective Harris

Joe Pingue

as Detective Regossi

Michael Copeman

as Jack Reynolds

Philip Granger

as John Reilly

Hayley Tyson

as Sharon Chadway

Patrick Patterson

as Chief Inspector Golden

Christian Potenza

as Danny O'Brien

Richard Clarkin

as Scala

Ryan Rajendra Black

as Alberto

Joanne Boland

as Sally

Jason Jones

as Prosecutor

Charles Officer

as Suspect #1

John Jarvis

as Desk Clerk