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The Resource The wire, The complete third season, producers, Ed Burns, George Pelecanos, Karen L. Thorson ; Blown Deadline Productions ; a presentation of Home Box Office

The wire, The complete third season, producers, Ed Burns, George Pelecanos, Karen L. Thorson ; Blown Deadline Productions ; a presentation of Home Box Office

Label
The wire, The complete third season
Title
The wire
Title number
The complete third season
Statement of responsibility
producers, Ed Burns, George Pelecanos, Karen L. Thorson ; Blown Deadline Productions ; a presentation of Home Box Office
Contributor
Subject
Genre
Language
  • eng
  • fre
  • spa
  • eng
  • fre
  • spa
  • eng
  • eng
Summary
Follows a single sprawling drug investigation in Baltimore, against the backdrop of the mayor's reelection campaign. 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
Member of
Cataloging source
TEFMT
Characteristic
videorecording
http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/collectionName
Wire (Television program)
Credits note
Producers, Ed Burns, George Pelecanos, Karen L. Thorson
Date time place
Filmed on location in Baltimore, Md
Dewey number
791.45/75
Language note
  • In English, dubbed French or dubbed Spanish; with optional English, French or Spanish subtitles
  • Closed-captioned
LC call number
PN1992.77.W57
LC item number
C663 2006
PerformerNote
Dominic West, John Doman, Idris Elba, Frankie R. Faison, Aidan Gillen, Wood Harris, Deirdre Lovejoy, Clarke Peters, Wendell Pierce, Lance Reddick, Andre Royo, Sonja Sohn, Jim True-Frost, Robert Wisdom
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
  • 1946-
  • 1969-
  • 1945-
  • 1968-
  • 1969-
  • 1962-
  • 1960-
  • 1949-
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
  • Burns, Edward
  • Pelecanos, George P
  • Thorson, Karen L
  • West, Dominic
  • Doman, John
  • Elba, Idris
  • Faison, Frankie
  • Gillen, Aidan
  • Harris, Wood
  • Lovejoy, Deirdre
  • Peters, Clarke
  • Pierce, Wendell
  • Reddick, Lance
  • Royo, Andre
  • Sohn, Sonja
  • True, Jim
  • Wisdom, Robert
  • Simon, David
  • Kostroff-Noble, Nina
  • Price, Richard
  • Chappelle, Joe
  • Blown Deadline Productions (Firm)
  • Home Box Office (Firm)
  • HBO Video (Firm)
Runtime
720
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  • Drug traffic
  • Police
  • Undercover operations
  • Policía
  • Drogas
Technique
live action
Label
The wire, The complete third season, producers, Ed Burns, George Pelecanos, Karen L. Thorson ; Blown Deadline Productions ; a presentation of Home Box Office
Instantiates
Publication
Note
  • Collective title from container, episode titles from disc menus
  • Created by David Simon
  • Originally produced as episodes of the television program The wire in 2004
  • Special features (disc 5): Q & A with David Simon and creative team (courtesy of The Museum of Television & Radio, 60 min.); conversation with David Simon (at Eugene Lang College's The New School for Liberal Arts, as part of "Politics, journalism and commercial art : a master class on HBO's 'The wire'", 27 min.)
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
mixed
Contents
disc 1. Time after time (with optional audio commentary by Simon & co-producer Nina Kostroff Noble) / teleplay by David Simon, story by David Simon & Ed Burns, directed by Ed Bianchi -- All due respect (with optional audio commentary by Price) / teleplay by Richard Price, story by David Simon & Richard Price, directed by Steve Shill -- disc 2. Dead soldiers (with optional audio commentary by Simon) / teleplay by Dennis Lehane, story by David Simon & Dennis Lehane, directed by Rob Bailey -- Hamsterdam / teleplay by George Pelecanos, story by David Simon & George Pelecanos, directed by Ernest Dickerson -- disc 3. Straight and true / teleplay by Ed Burns, story by David Simon & Ed Burns, directed by Daniel Attias -- Homecoming / teleplay by Rafael Alvarez, story by David Simon & Rafael Alvarez, directed by Leslie Libman -- Back burners / teleplay by Joy Lusco Kecken, story by David Simon & Joy Lusco Kecken, directed by Tim Van Patten -- disc 4. Moral midgetry / teleplay by Richard Price, story by David Simon & Richard Price, directed by Agnieszka Holland -- Slapstick / teleplay by David Simon, story by David Simon & George Pelecanos, directed by Alex Kakrzeweski -- Reformation / teleplay by Ed Burns, story by David Simon & Ed Burns, directed by Christine Moore -- disc 5. Middle ground (with optional audio commentary by Pelecanos & Chappelle) / teleplay by George Pelecanos, story by David Simon & George Pelecanos, directed by Joe Chappelle -- Mission accomplished (with optional audio commentary by Simon & co-producer Karen L. Thorson) / teleplay by David Simon, story by David Simon & Ed Burns, directed by Ernest Dickerson
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
other
Extent
5 videodiscs (ca. 720 min.)
Isbn
9780783135281
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
026359277627
Other physical details
sd., col.
Publisher number
92776
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
Stock number
Midwest Tape
System control number
  • (OCoLC)70243936
  • (OCoLC)ocm70243936
System details
DVD, region 1; Dolby digital 5.1 in English & Dolby digital 2.0 in English, French or Spanish
Video recording format
DVD
Label
The wire, The complete third season, producers, Ed Burns, George Pelecanos, Karen L. Thorson ; Blown Deadline Productions ; a presentation of Home Box Office
Publication
Note
  • Collective title from container, episode titles from disc menus
  • Created by David Simon
  • Originally produced as episodes of the television program The wire in 2004
  • Special features (disc 5): Q & A with David Simon and creative team (courtesy of The Museum of Television & Radio, 60 min.); conversation with David Simon (at Eugene Lang College's The New School for Liberal Arts, as part of "Politics, journalism and commercial art : a master class on HBO's 'The wire'", 27 min.)
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
mixed
Contents
disc 1. Time after time (with optional audio commentary by Simon & co-producer Nina Kostroff Noble) / teleplay by David Simon, story by David Simon & Ed Burns, directed by Ed Bianchi -- All due respect (with optional audio commentary by Price) / teleplay by Richard Price, story by David Simon & Richard Price, directed by Steve Shill -- disc 2. Dead soldiers (with optional audio commentary by Simon) / teleplay by Dennis Lehane, story by David Simon & Dennis Lehane, directed by Rob Bailey -- Hamsterdam / teleplay by George Pelecanos, story by David Simon & George Pelecanos, directed by Ernest Dickerson -- disc 3. Straight and true / teleplay by Ed Burns, story by David Simon & Ed Burns, directed by Daniel Attias -- Homecoming / teleplay by Rafael Alvarez, story by David Simon & Rafael Alvarez, directed by Leslie Libman -- Back burners / teleplay by Joy Lusco Kecken, story by David Simon & Joy Lusco Kecken, directed by Tim Van Patten -- disc 4. Moral midgetry / teleplay by Richard Price, story by David Simon & Richard Price, directed by Agnieszka Holland -- Slapstick / teleplay by David Simon, story by David Simon & George Pelecanos, directed by Alex Kakrzeweski -- Reformation / teleplay by Ed Burns, story by David Simon & Ed Burns, directed by Christine Moore -- disc 5. Middle ground (with optional audio commentary by Pelecanos & Chappelle) / teleplay by George Pelecanos, story by David Simon & George Pelecanos, directed by Joe Chappelle -- Mission accomplished (with optional audio commentary by Simon & co-producer Karen L. Thorson) / teleplay by David Simon, story by David Simon & Ed Burns, directed by Ernest Dickerson
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
other
Extent
5 videodiscs (ca. 720 min.)
Isbn
9780783135281
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
026359277627
Other physical details
sd., col.
Publisher number
92776
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
Stock number
Midwest Tape
System control number
  • (OCoLC)70243936
  • (OCoLC)ocm70243936
System details
DVD, region 1; Dolby digital 5.1 in English & Dolby digital 2.0 in English, French or Spanish
Video recording format
DVD

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