The wire, HBO Original Programming ; producer, Nina Kostroff Noble ; story by David Simon & Edward Burns ; Sriter/creator, David Simon ; writer, George P. Plelcanos ; director, Clark Johnson ; Blown Deadline Productions ; a presentation of Home Box Office, The complete first season
Type
Label
The wire, HBO Original Programming ; producer, Nina Kostroff Noble ; story by David Simon & Edward Burns ; Sriter/creator, David Simon ; writer, George P. Plelcanos ; director, Clark Johnson ; Blown Deadline Productions ; a presentation of Home Box Office, The complete first season
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Main title
The wire
Medium
DVD
Oclc number
877015867
resource.otherEventInformation
Filmed on location in Baltimore, Md
Responsibility statement
HBO Original Programming ; producer, Nina Kostroff Noble ; story by David Simon & Edward Burns ; Sriter/creator, David Simon ; writer, George P. Plelcanos ; director, Clark Johnson ; Blown Deadline Productions ; a presentation of Home Box Office
Runtime
775
Series statement
Wire Television program, Season 01
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
Table Of Contents
Disc 1. The target (62 min.) (with optional audio commentary by Simon) / teleplay by David Simon, directed by Clark Johnson -- The detail (58 min.) (with optional audio commentary by Johnson) / teleplay by David Simon, directed by Clark Johnson -- The buys (55 min.) / teleplay by David Simon, directed by Peter MedakDisc 2. Old cases (59 min.) / teleplay by David Simon, directed by Clement Virgo -- The pager (60 min.) / teleplay by Ed Burns, directed by Clark JohnsonDisc 3. The wire (59 min.) / teleplay by David Simon, directed by Ed Bianchi -- One arrest (59 min.) / teleplay by Rafael Alvarez, directed by Joe Chappelle -- Lessons (56 min.) / teleplay by David Simon, directed by Gloria MuzioDisc 4. Game day (57 min.) / teleplay by David H. Melnick & Shamit Choksey, directed by Milcho Manchevski -- The cost (55 min.) / teleplay by David Simon, directed by Brad Anderson -- The hunt (56 min.) / teleplay by Joy Lusco, directed by Steve ShillDisc 5. Cleaning up (56 min.) (with optional audio commentary by Simon & Pelecanos) / teleplay by George P. Pelecanos, directed by Clement Virgo -- Sentencing (65 min.) / written by David Simon & Ed Burns, directed by Tim Van Patten
Target audience
adult
Technique
live action
resource.variantTitle
Wire, season oneWire, the complete first seasonWire, The complete 1st seasonWire, Season 1Wire, 1st SeasonWire, First Season
Classification
Contributor
- Manchevski, Milcho
- Pelecanos, George P.
- Faison, Frankie
- Briesewitz, Uta
- Lovejoy, Deirdre, 1962-
- Home Box Office (Firm)
- Lusco, Joy
- West, Dominic, 1969-
- Van Patten, Timothy, 1959-
- Muzio, Gloria
- Medak, Peter
- Simon, David, 1960-
- Blown Deadline Productions (Firm)
- Johnson, Clark, 1954-
- Kostroff-Noble, Nina
- Pierce, Wendell
- Burns, Edward, 1946-
- Choksey, Shamit
- Warner Home Video (Firm)
- Anderson, Brad, 1964-
- Peroni, Geraldine
- Harris, Wood, 1969-
- Bianchi, Ed
- Alvarez, Rafael, 1958-
- Shill, Steve
- Virgo, Clement
- Sanford, Kate
- Gilliard, Larry
- HBO Original Programming
- HBO Home Entertainment (Firm)
- Royo, Andre
- Doman, John, 1945-
- Zimny, Thom
- Reddick, Lance
- Melnick, David, 1938-
- Sohn, Sonja
- Chappelle, Joe
- Elba, Idris
Creator
Genre
Subject
- Undercover operations -- Maryland -- Baltimore
- Police -- Maryland -- Baltimore
- Detective and mystery television programs
- Videodiscs for the hearing impaired
- Baltimore (Md.)
- Drug traffic -- Maryland -- Baltimore
- Television crime shows
- Homicide investigation -- Maryland -- Baltimore
- Television cop shows
- Television series
Content
Actor
Director
Is Derivative Of
Is Part Of
cinematography
Producer
resource.screenwriter
Mapped to
Incoming Resources
- Has instance1
Outgoing Resources
- Classification1
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- Manchevski, Milcho
- Pelecanos, George P.
- Faison, Frankie
- Briesewitz, Uta
- Lovejoy, Deirdre, 1962-
- Home Box Office (Firm)
- Lusco, Joy
- West, Dominic, 1969-
- Van Patten, Timothy, 1959-
- Muzio, Gloria
- Medak, Peter
- Simon, David, 1960-
- Blown Deadline Productions (Firm)
- Johnson, Clark, 1954-
- Kostroff-Noble, Nina
- Pierce, Wendell
- Burns, Edward, 1946-
- Choksey, Shamit
- Warner Home Video (Firm)
- Anderson, Brad, 1964-
- Peroni, Geraldine
- Harris, Wood, 1969-
- Bianchi, Ed
- Alvarez, Rafael, 1958-
- Shill, Steve
- Virgo, Clement
- Sanford, Kate
- Gilliard, Larry
- HBO Original Programming
- HBO Home Entertainment (Firm)
- Royo, Andre
- Doman, John, 1945-
- Zimny, Thom
- Reddick, Lance
- Melnick, David, 1938-
- Sohn, Sonja
- Chappelle, Joe
- Elba, Idris
- Creator1
- Genre5
- Subject10
- Undercover operations -- Maryland -- Baltimore
- Police -- Maryland -- Baltimore
- Detective and mystery television programs
- Videodiscs for the hearing impaired
- Baltimore (Md.)
- Drug traffic -- Maryland -- Baltimore
- Television crime shows
- Homicide investigation -- Maryland -- Baltimore
- Television cop shows
- Television series
- Content1
- Actor10
- Director10
- Editor3
- Is Derivative Of2
- Is Part Of1
- cinematography1
- Producer1
- resource.screenwriter7
- Mapped to1