| Description |
4 videodiscs (approximately 630 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD, region 1, full screen (4:3) presentation; 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. |
| Note |
Originally broadcast on HBO television in 2008. |
| Audience |
Rating: TV-MA. |
| 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 |
Contains all 10 episodes from the fifth season. |
| Contents |
Disc 1. More with less ; Unconfirmed reports ; Not for attribution -- Disc 2. Transitions ; React quotes ; The Dickensian aspect -- Disc 3. Took ; Clarifications ; Late editions -- Disc 4. -30-. |
| Note |
Bonus 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 Ed 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. |
| Language |
English (5.1) or dubbed Spanish (2.0) dialogue with optional English, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Drug traffic -- Maryland -- Baltimore -- Drama.
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Police -- Maryland -- Baltimore -- Drama.
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Undercover operations -- Maryland -- Baltimore -- Drama.
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Criminal investigation -- Maryland -- Baltimore -- Drama.
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Inner cities -- Maryland -- Baltimore -- Drama.
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Baltimore (Md.) -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Detective and mystery television programs.
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Television cop shows.
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Television crime shows.
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Television series.
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Television programs for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Simon, David, 1960-
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West, Dominic, 1969-
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Akinnagbe, Gbenga.
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Cathey, Reg E.
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Crawford, Jermaine, 1992-
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Doman, John, 1945-
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Gillen, Aidan, 1968-
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Gilliam, Seth.
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Hector, Jamie.
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Huff, Neal.
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Johnson, Clark, 1954-
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Kostroff, Michael.
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Lombardozzi, Domenick, 1976-
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Lovejoy, Deirdre, 1962-
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McCarthy, Tom, 1966-
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Paress, Michelle.
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Peters, Clarke.
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Pierce, Wendell.
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Reddick, Lance.
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Parker Robinson, Corey, 1975-
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Royo, Andre.
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Sohn, Sonja.
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Whitlock, Isiah, Jr.
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Wilds, Tristan, 1989-
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Williams, Michael Kenneth.
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Home Box Office (Firm)
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HBO Entertainment (Firm)
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HBO Video (Firm)
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| Added Title |
Wire. Season five |
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Wire. Season 5 |
| ISBN |
1419867490 |
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9781419867491 |
| Standard No. |
883929015368 |
| Music No. |
4000015752 (2000003741--2000003744) HBO Video |
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2000003741 HBO Video |
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2000003742 HBO Video |
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2000003743 HBO Video |
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2000003744 HBO Video |
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4000015751 HBO Video |
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