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

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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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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
Contents:
  • disc one. episode 1, More with less / teleplay by David Simon ; story by David Simon & Ed Burns ; directed by Joe Chappelle. episode 2, Unconfirmed reports / teleplay by William F. Zorzi ; story by David Simon & William F. Zorzi ; directed by Ernest Dickerson. episode 3, Not for attribution / teleplay by Chris Collins ; story by David Simon & Chris Collins ; directed by Joy Kecken & Scott Kecken
  • disc two. episode 4, Transitions / teleplay by Ed Burns ; story by David Simon & Ed Burns ; directed by Dan Attias. episode 5, React quotes / teleplay by David Mills ; story by David Simon & David Mills ; directed by Agnieszka Holland. episode 6, The Dickensian aspect / teleplay by Ed Burns ; story by David Simon & Ed Burns ; directed by Seith Mann
  • disc three. episode 7, Took / teleplay by Richard Price ; story by David Simon & Richard Price ; directed by Dominic West. episode 8, Clarifications / teleplay by Dennis Lehane ; story by David Simon & Dennis Lehane ; directed by Anthony Hemingway. episode 9, Late editions / teleplay by George Pelecanos ; story by David Simon & George Pelecanos ; directed by Joe Chappelle
  • disc four. episode 10, -30- / teleplay by David Simon ; story by David Simon & Ed Burns ; directed by Clark Johnson.