The corner

ISBN: 0783123728
ISBN: 9780783123721
ISBN: 0780681649
ISBN: 9780780681644
Physical Description: 2 videodiscs (360 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Edition: Standard format (4:3).
Publisher: New York, NY : HBO Video, ©2003.

DVD

The corner / HBO ; directed by Charles S. Dutton ; written by David Simon & David Mills ; produced by Nina Kostroff Noble ; Blown Deadline Productions ; Knee Deep Productions ; a presentation of Home Box Office.

Summary:

A look at the lives of a poor African-American family, all of whom are involved at some level in the West Baltimore drug trade.

General Note:: Based on the book: The corner, a year in the life of an inner-city neighborhood / by David Simon and Edward Burns.

Originally produced as a television miniseries in 2000.

Special feature (disc 2): cast/crew bios (Carter, Alexander, Nelson, Dutton, Mills, Simon, executive producer Robert F. Colesberry).
Formatted Contents Note:: disc 1. Part one. Gary's blues ; Part two. DeAndre's blues ; Part three. Fran's blues -- disc 2. Part four. Dope fiend blues ; Part five. Corner boy blues ; Part six. Everyman's blues.
Creation/Production Credits Note:: Director of photography, Ivan Strasburg.
Participant or Performer Note:: T.K. Carter, Khandi Alexander, Sean Nelson.
Target Audience Note:: Not rated HBO Video.
System Details Note:: DVD, region 1; Dolby 2.0 surround.
Language Note:: In English or dubbed Spanish; with optional English, French, or Spanish subtitles.

Closed-captioned.
Awards Note:: Emmy Awards, 2000: Emmy - Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special (Charles Dutton); Outstanding Miniseries (Robert F. Colesberry - executive producer; David Mills - executive producer; David Simon - executive producer; Nina Kostroff-Noble - producer); Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries or a Movie (David Simon, David Mills).

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