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Detective and mystery television programs.
Television programs for the hearing impaired.
4 videodiscs (approximately 630 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
A look at the drug scene in Baltimore through the eyes of the dealers, cops, and users.
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.
Home Box Office, Inc. ; [presented by] HBO Entertainment ; created by David Simon.
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.
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.
DVD, region 1, full screen (4:3) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo.
English (5.1) or dubbed Spanish (2.0) dialogue, English, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
These DVDs are copy protected and may be played only on licensed devices.