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Hamsterdam

"Hamsterdam" (called "Amsterdam" in some releases) is the 29th episode (ep. 4 of season 3) of the American crime drama The Wire. The episode was written by George Pelecanos from a story by David Simon & George Pelecanos and was directed by Ernest Dickerson. It debuted on October 10, 2004, on HBO in the U.S. The plot focuses on Baltimore Police struggling…

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Directed by
Ernest Dickerson
Episode no.
Season 3 Episode 4
Original air date
October 10, 2004 (2004-10-10)
Running time
58 minutes
Story by
David Simon · George Pelecanos
Teleplay by
George Pelecanos

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Hamsterdam

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Edges85
Triples15
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.023256
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related to Reception · 6
Hamsterdam → Charlie McCollum, In, Nielsen Media Research, October, Pelecanos, San Jose Mercury News
Story by · 2
Hamsterdam → David Simon, George Pelecanos
related to External links · 2
Hamsterdam → HBO, IMDb
Directed by · 1
Hamsterdam → Ernest Dickerson
Episode no. · 1
Hamsterdam → Season 3 Episode 4
Original air date · 1
Hamsterdam → October 10, 2004 (2004-10-10)
Running time · 1
Hamsterdam → 58 minutes
Teleplay by · 1
Hamsterdam → George Pelecanos

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HamsterdamDirected byErnest Dickerson1.00infobox
HamsterdamEpisode no.Season 3 Episode 41.00infobox
HamsterdamOriginal air dateOctober 10, 2004 (2004-10-10)1.00infobox
HamsterdamRunning time58 minutes1.00infobox
HamsterdamStory byDavid Simon1.00infobox
HamsterdamStory byGeorge Pelecanos1.00infobox
HamsterdamTeleplay byGeorge Pelecanos1.00infobox
Hamsterdamrelated to External linksHBO0.60section
Hamsterdamrelated to External linksIMDb0.60section
Hamsterdamrelated to ReceptionNielsen Media Research0.60section
Hamsterdamrelated to ReceptionOctober0.60section
Hamsterdamrelated to ReceptionIn0.60section

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