The wire : the complete fifth season / [presented by] HBO Entertainment ; created by David Simon.

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.

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Home Box Office (Firm), HBO Entertainment (Firm), HBO Video (Firm)
Other Authors:	Simon, David, 1960-, West, Dominic, 1969-, Akinnagbe, Gbenga, Cathey, Reg E., Crawford, Jermaine, 1992-, Doman, John, 1945-, Gillen, Aidan, 1968-, Gilliam, Seth, Hector, Jamie, Huff, Neal, Johnson, Clark, 1954-, Kostroff, Michael, Lombardozzi, Domenick, 1976-, Lovejoy, Deirdre, 1962-, McCarthy, Tom, 1966-, Paress, Michelle, Peters, Clarke, Pierce, Wendell, Reddick, Lance, Parker Robinson, Corey, 1975-, Royo, Andre, Sohn, Sonja, Whitlock, Isiah, Jr, Wilds, Tristan, 1989-, Williams, Michael Kenneth
Language:	English Spanish French
Language of the Original:	English
Language and/or Writing System:	English (5.1) or dubbed Spanish (2.0) dialogue, with optional English, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
Published:	[New York] : HBO Video, 2008.
Series:	Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:	Drug traffic > Maryland > Baltimore > Drama. Police > Maryland > Baltimore > Drama. Undercover operations > Maryland > Baltimore > Drama. Criminal investigation > Maryland > Baltimore > Drama. Inner cities > Maryland > Baltimore > Drama. Baltimore (Md.) > Drama. Detective and mystery television programs. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Television series. Feature films.
Genre:	Drama. Detective and mystery television programs. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Television series. Feature films.
Physical Description:	4 videodiscs (approximately 630 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:	Wire. [Other title] Wire. [Other title]
Format:	Video DVD

Description
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.
Note:	Title from container. Originally broadcast on HBO television in 2008. Full screen (4:3) presentation. Contains all 10 episodes from the fifth season. Special features: Disc one: "More with less" audio commentary with director/co-executive producer Joe Chappelle and cast member Wendell Pierce; "Unconfirmed reports" audio commentary with writer/cast member William F. Zorzi and director/cast member Clark Johnson ; Disc two: "Transitions" audio commentary with writer/co-executive producer edition Burns and producer Karen Thorson; "The Dickensian aspect" audio commentary with producer George Pelecanos and director Seith Mann ; Disc three: "Took" audio commentary with director/cast member Dominic West and editor Kate Sanford ; Disc four: "-30-" audio commentary with creator David Simon and executive producer Nina K. Noble; "'The wire' : the last word" : a documentary exploring the role of the media; "'The wire' odyssey" : a retrospective of the first four seasons. Videorecording.
Call Number:	PN1992.77.W53 W56 2008 VideoDVD Season 5 CS5 D0099440 VideoDVD
Audience:	Rating: TV-MA.
ISBN:	9781419867491 1419867490
System Details:	DVD, region 1; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo.
Cast:	Dominic West, Gbenga Akinnagbe, Reg. E. Cathey, Jermaine Crawford, John Doman, Aidan Gillen, Seth Gilliam, Jamie Hector, Neal Huff, Clark Johnson, Michael Kostroff, Domenick Lombardozzi, Deirdre Lovejoy, Tom McCarthy, Michelle Paress, Clarke Peters, Wendell Pierce, Lance Reddick, Corey Parker Robinson, Andre Royo, Sonja Sohn, Isiah Whitlock, Tristan Wilds, Michael Kenneth Williams.