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The wire. The complete first season
Uniform Title
Wire (Television program). Season 1.
Title
The wire. The complete first season [videorecording] / producer, Nina Kostroff Noble ; story by David Simon & Edward Burns ; Blown Deadline Productions ; a presentation of Home Box Office.
ISBN
0783127928
9780783127927
Edition
Standard format.
Published
[New York, N.Y.] : HBO Video, c2004.
Physical Description
5 videodiscs (775 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Notes
Collective title from container, episode titles from disc menus.
Created by David Simon.
Originally produced as episodes of the television program The wire in 2002.
Director of photography, Uta Briesewitz ; editors, Geraldine Peroni (episodes 1, 2, 5, 8, 11), Thom Zimny (episodes 3, 6, 9, 12), Kate Sanford (episodes 4, 7, 10, 13).
Filmed on location in Baltimore, Md.
In English, dubbed French or dubbed Spanish; with optional English, French or Spanish subtitles.
Closed-captioned.
Summary
Follows a single sprawling drug and murder investigation in Baltimore. Told from the point of view of both the police and their targets, where easy distinctions between good and evil are challenged at every turn.
Variant and related titles
Wire (Television program)
Format
Images / Video & Film
Language
English; French; Spanish
Added to Catalog
June 05, 2008
Credits
Director of photography, Uta Briesewitz ; editors, Geraldine Peroni (episodes 1, 2, 5, 8, 11), Thom Zimny (episodes 3, 6, 9, 12), Kate Sanford (episodes 4, 7, 10, 13).
Cast
Dominic West, John Doman, Idris Elba, Frankie R. Faison, Larry Gilliard Jr., Wood Harris, Deirdre Lovejoy, Wendell Pierce, Lance Reddick, Andre Royo, Sonja Sohn.
System details note
DVD, region 1; Dolby digital 5.1 in English & Dolby digital 2.0 in English, French or Spanish.
Contents
disc 1. The target (with optional audio commentary by Simon) / teleplay by David Simon, directed by Clark Johnson (60 min.)
The detail (with optional audio commentary by Johnson) / teleplay by David Simon, directed by Clark Johnson (60 min.)
The buys / teleplay by David Simon, directed by Peter Medak (60 min.)
disc 2. Old cases / teleplay by David Simon, directed by Clement Virgo (60 min.)
The pager / teleplay by Ed Burns, directed by Clark Johnson (60 min.)
disc 3. The wire / teleplay by David Simon, directed by Ed Bianchi (60 min.)
One arrest / teleplay by Rafael Alvarez, directed by Joe Chappelle (60 min.)
Lessons / teleplay by David Simon, directed by Gloria Muzio (60 min.)
disc 4. Game day / teleplay by David H. Melnick, directed by Milcho Manchevski (60 min.)
The cost / teleplay by David Simon, directed by Brad Anderson (60 min.)
The hunt / teleplay by Joy Lusco, directed by Steve Shill (60 min.)
disc 5. Cleaning up (with optional audio commentary by Simon & Pelecanos) / teleplay by George P. Pelecanos, directed by Clement Virgo (60 min.)
Sentencing / written by David Simon & Ed Burns, directed by Tim Van Patten (60 min.).
Videorecording number
98873 HBO Video
Subjects
Genre/Form
Films for the hearing impaired.
Detective and mystery television programs.
Also listed under
Blown Deadline Productions (Firm)
Home Box Office (Firm)
HBO Video (Firm)
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