Homicide: Life on the Street
Paul Attanasio, 1993-1999
Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets
David Simon, 1991
Homicide: Life on the Street is a TV series created by Paul Attanasio in 1993 and based on the book Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets by David Simon, first published in 1991. The TV series features Richard Belzer, Clark Johnson, Yaphet Kotto, Kyle Secor, Andre Braugher, Melissa Leo, and others.
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Storyline
An arresting, gritty police series set in a Baltimore precinct, where detectives of the Baltimore Police Department’s Homicide Unit learn that being a cop can sometimes be murder. Dealing with the numerous murders are Detective John Munch, Lt. Al Giardello and Det. Meldrick Lewis. Early episodes of the show were inspired by the book “Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets” written by David Simon.
Movie vs Book
Year
1993
Minutes
60
Movie Rate
8.60
Source: IMDb
TV Series
Homicide: Life on the Street
Creator: Paul Attanasio
Country: USA
Year: 1993-1999
Length: 1h / 122 episodes
Year
1991
Pages
646
Book Rate
8.68
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Book
Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets
Author: David Simon
Country: USA
First published in: 1991
Length: 646 pages
Genre: Biography
Other screen adaptations of the book
Movie by Jean de Segonzac
User polls & recommendations
“It was really important to me that people would experience the same feelings from the movie as they did from the book.”
PABLO BERGER (Filmmaker)
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