| Title |
The wire. the complete fifth season / [presented by] HBO Entertainment ; created by David Simon. |
| Published |
[Australia] : HBO Home Video/Warner Home Video [distributor], c2008. |
| Description |
4 videodiscs (DVD) (ca. 662 mins.) : sd., col. ; 12 cm. |
| Notes |
Special features: "'The wire' : the last word" : a documentary exploring the role of the media; "'The wire' odyssey" : a retrospective of the first four seasons and six audio commentaries. |
| Contains all 10 episodes from the fifth season. |
| 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. |
| Performers |
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. |
| Recording note |
Originally broadcast on HBO in 2006. |
| 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. |
| Target audience note |
Censorship classification: MA 15+ |
| Original Version Note |
Originally broadcast as a television series United States : HBO Original Programming, c2006. |
| System details |
Dolby digital 5.1 and 2.0 ; region 4. |
| Language note |
In English or French with optional English, Dutch, French, Danish, Finnish, Greek, Hungarian, Norwegian, Portuguese or Swedish subtitles. |
| Closed-captioned in english for the hearing impaired. |
| 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 |
| Detective and mystery television programs |
| Television cop shows |
| Television series |
| Video recordings for the hearing impaired |
| Baltimore (Md.) -- Drama |
| Other Names |
Simon, David, 1960- |
| West, Dominic, 1970- |
| 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 |
| Wilds, Tristan, 1989- |
| Williams, Michael Kenneth |
| Added Corporate Names |
Home Box Office (Firm) |
| HBO Entertainment (Firm) |
| HBO Video (Firm) |
| Links to Related Works |
Subject References:
See Also:
Authors:
- Akinnagbe, Gbenga .
- Cathey, Reg E. .
- Crawford, Jermaine, 1992- .
- Doman, John, 1945- .
- Gillen, Aidan, 1968- .
- Gilliam, Seth .
- HBO Entertainment (Firm) .
- HBO Video (Firm) .
- Hector, Jamie .
- Home Box Office (Firm) .
- Huff, Neal .
- Johnson, Clark, 1954- .
- Kostroff, Michael .
- Lombardozzi, Domenick, 1976- .
- Lovejoy, Deirdre, 1962- .
- McCarthy, Tom, 1966- .
- Paress, Michelle .
- Parker Robinson, Corey, 1975- .
- Peters, Clarke .
- Pierce, Wendell .
- Reddick, Lance .
- Royo, Andre .
- Simon, David, 1960- .
- Sohn, Sonja .
- West, Dominic, 1970- .
- Whitlock, Isiah .
- Wilds, Tristan, 1989- .
- Williams, Michael Kenneth .
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