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The Corner

The Corner is a 2000 HBO drama television miniseries based on the nonfiction book The Corner: A Year in the Life of an Inner-City Neighborhood (1997) by David Simon and Ed Burns, and adapted for television by David Simon and David Mills. It premiered on HBO in the United States on April 16, 2000, and concluded its six-part run on May 21, 2000. The series…

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Genre
Drama
Based on
The Corner: A Year in the Life of an Inner-City Neighborhood by David Simon Ed Burns
Cinematography
Ivan Strasburg
Country of origin
United States
Directed by
Charles S. Dutton
Network
HBO

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The Corner

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Triples113
Avg. degree1.96
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related to Cast and characters · 58
The Corner → Additionally, Alexander, Black, Blue, Boyd, Boyd's, Brother Mouzone, Bunchie, Bunchie BoydSylvester Lee Kirk, Carter, Cathey, Chew, Clarke Peters, Clayton LeBouef, Corey Parker Robinson, DeAndre, DeAndre McCullough, DeAndre's, Delaney Williams, Denise Francine
related to Related media · 21
The Corner → African-American, Baltimore, David, David Simon, Ed Burns, Fifteen, HBO, Know, Lock-gray-alt-2, Lock-green, Lock-red-alt-2, March, Need, October, PBS, Return, Revisited, Scott, Scott Simon, Simon
related to Critical response · 14
The Corner → Brooklyn, City, David, Dream, DVD Times, God, Hugh, La Haine, Last Exit, Metacritic, Powerfully, Requiem, Rotten Tomatoes, The
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The Corner → 2000 HBO drama television miniseries based on the nonfiction book The Corner, unwavering depiction of life under the thumb of addiction and poverty
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The Corner → The Corner: A Year in the Life of an Inner-City Neighborhood by David Simon Ed Burns
Cinematography · 1
The Corner → Ivan Strasburg
Country of origin · 1
The Corner → United States
Directed by · 1
The Corner → Charles S. Dutton
Genre · 1
The Corner → Drama

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corner david simon life miniseries 2000 hbo baltimore mills based year mccullough deandre television drug charles dutton alexander neighborhood ed

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
The CornerBased onThe Corner: A Year in the Life of an Inner-City Neighborhood by David Simon Ed Burns1.00infobox
The CornerCinematographyIvan Strasburg1.00infobox
The CornerCountry of originUnited States1.00infobox
The CornerDirected byCharles S. Dutton1.00infobox
The CornerGenreDrama1.00infobox
The CornerNetworkHBO1.00infobox
The CornerNo. of episodes61.00infobox
The CornerOriginal languageEnglish1.00infobox
The CornerProducersRobert F. Colesberry David Mills David Simon Nina Kostroff Noble1.00infobox
The CornerProduction companiesBlown Deadline Productions HBO Films Knee Deep Productions1.00infobox
The CornerProduction locationBaltimore, Maryland1.00infobox
The CornerReleaseApril 16 (2000-04-16) – May 21, 2000 (2000-05-21)1.00infobox
The CornerRunning time59–73 minutes1.00infobox
The CornerStarringT. K. Carter Khandi Alexander Sean Nelson1.00infobox
The CornerTheme music composerCorey Harris1.00infobox
The CornerWritten byDavid Simon David Mills1.00infobox
The Corneris a2000 HBO drama television miniseries based on the nonfiction book The Corner0.90text
The Corneris aunwavering depiction of life under the thumb of addiction and poverty0.90text

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