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The wire The complete first season

Kostroff-Noble, Nina, (producer.). Simon, David, 1960- (creator,, screenwriter.). Burns, Edward, 1946- (screenwriter.). West, Dominic, 1969- (actor.). Doman, John, 1945- (actor.). Elba, Idris, (actor.). Faison, Frankie, (actor.). Gilliard, Larry, (actor.). Harris, Wood, 1969- (actor.). Lovejoy, Deirdre, 1962- (actor.). Pierce, Wendell, (actor.). Reddick, Lance, (actor.). Royo, Andre, (actor.). Sohn, Sonja, (actor.). Briesewitz, Uta, (cinematography.). Peroni, Geraldine, (editor.). Zimny, Thom, (editor.). Sanford, Kate, (editor.). Johnson, Clark, 1954- (director.). Pelecanos, George P., (screenwriter.). Medak, Peter, (director.). Virgo, Clement, (director.). Bianchi, Ed, (director.). Chappelle, Joe, (director.). Muzio, Gloria, (director.). Manchevski, Milcho, (director.). Alvarez, Rafael, 1958- (screenwriter.). Melnick, David, 1938- (screenwriter.). Choksey, Shamit, (screenwriter.). Anderson, Brad, 1964- (director.). Lusco, Joy, (screenwriter.). Shill, Steve, (director.). Van Patten, Timothy, 1959- (director.). HBO Original Programming, (production company.). Blown Deadline Productions (Firm), (production company.). Home Box Office (Firm), (broadcaster.). HBO Home Entertainment (Firm), (publisher.). Warner Home Video (Firm), (film distributor.). Dominic West, John Doman, Idris Elba, Frankie R. Faison, Larry Gilliard Jr., Wood Harris, Deirdre Lovejoy, Wendell Pierce, Lance Reddick, Andre Royo, Sonja Sohn. (Cast).

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.

DVD  - 2013
FIC Wire Season 1
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Subject
Drug traffic > Maryland > Baltimore > Drama.
Police > Maryland > Baltimore > Drama.
Homicide investigation > Maryland > Baltimore > Drama.
Undercover operations > Maryland > Baltimore > Drama.
Baltimore (Md.) > Drama.
Genre
Detective and mystery television programs.
Television cop shows.
Television crime shows.
Television series.
Fiction television programs.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Drama.
  • Physical Description videodisc
    5 videodiscs (approximately 775 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Edition Full screen.
  • Publisher [New York, New York] : HBO Home Entertainment, [2013]
  • Distributor Burbank, California : Distributed by Warner Home Video, [2013]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Title from container.
Created by David Simon.
Originally produced as 13 episodes of the television program The wire in 2002.
Bonus features: audio commentaries with writer/creator David Simon, writer George P. Pelecanos, and director Clark Johnson.
GMD: videodisc.
Formatted Contents Note: Disc 1. The target (62 min.) (with optional audio commentary by Simon) / teleplay by David Simon, directed by Clark Johnson -- The detail (58 min.) (with optional audio commentary by Johnson) / teleplay by David Simon, directed by Clark Johnson -- The buys (55 min.) / teleplay by David Simon, directed by Peter Medak.
Creation/Production Credits Note: 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).
Participant or Performer Note: Dominic West, John Doman, Idris Elba, Frankie R. Faison, Larry Gilliard Jr., Wood Harris, Deirdre Lovejoy, Wendell Pierce, Lance Reddick, Andre Royo, Sonja Sohn.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Filmed on location in Baltimore, Md.
System Details Note:
DVD, region 1, full screen (4:3) presentation; Dolby digital 5.1 in English & Dolby digital 2.0 in English, French or Spanish.
Language Note:
In English, dubbed French, or dubbed Spanish; with optional English, French or Spanish subtitles.
Closed-captioned.