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The wire. The complete fifth season. Disc 1 Cover Image DVD DVD

The wire. The complete fifth season. Disc 1 [videorecording] / [presented by] HBO Entertainment ; created by David Simon.

Simon, David, 1960- (creator,, producer.). West, Dominic, 1970- (actor.). Akinnagbe, Gbenga, (actor.). Cathey, Reg E., (actor.). Crawford, Jermaine, 1992- (actor.). Doman, John, 1945- (actor.). Gillen, Aidan, 1968- (actor.). Gilliam, Seth, (actor.). Hector, Jamie, (actor.). Huff, Neal, (actor.). Johnson, Clark, 1954- (actor.). Kostroff, Michael, (actor.). Lombardozzi, Domenick, 1976- (actor.). Lovejoy, Deirdre, 1962- (actress). McCarthy, Tom, 1966- (actor.). Paress, Michelle, (actress.). Peters, Clarke, (actor.). Pierce, Wendell, (actor.). Reddick, Lance, (actor.). Parker Robinson, Corey, 1975- (actor.). Royo, Andre, (actor.). Sohn, Sonja, (actress.). Whitlock, Isiah, (actor.). Wilds, Tristan, 1989- (actor.). Williams, Michael Kenneth, (actor.). Chappelle, Joe, (producer.). Burns, Edward, 1968- (producer.). Kostroff-Noble, Nina, (producer.). Home Box Office (Firm), (production company.). HBO Entertainment (Firm), (production company.). HBO Video (Firm), (distribution company.). 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. (Cast).

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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781419867491
  • ISBN: 1419867490
  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (approximately 157 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 inches.
  • Publisher: [New York, New York] : HBO Video, c2008.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Title from container.
Originally broadcast on HBO television in 2008.
Full screen (4:3) presentation.
Contains episodes 1-3 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.
Formatted Contents Note:
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.
Participant or Performer Note:
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.
Target Audience Note:
Rating: TV-MA.
System Details Note:
DVD, region 1; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo.
Language Note:
English (5.1) or dubbed Spanish (2.0) dialogue, with optional English, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.

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Available copies

  • 2 of 2 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
  • 2 of 2 copies available at Prince Rupert Library.

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