Homicide: The Movie (2000)
Jean de Segonzac, 2000
Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets
David Simon, 1991
Homicide: The Movie is a movie directed by Jean de Segonzac in 2000 and based on the book Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets by David Simon, first published in 1991. The movie features Daniel Baldwin, Ned Beatty, Richard Belzer, André Braugher, Reed Diamond, Giancarlo Esposito, and others.
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Storyline
David Simon, a reporter for The Baltimore Sun, spent four years on the police beat before taking a leave of absence to write this book. He had persuaded the Baltimore Police Department to allow him access to the city’s Homicide Unit for calendar year 1988, and throughout that year he shadowed one shift of detectives as they investigated cases, conducted interrogations, executed search and arrest warrants, and testified at trials.
Movie vs Book
Year
2000
Minutes
88
Movie Rate
7.80
Source: IMDb
Year
1991
Pages
646
Book Rate
8.68
S: Goodreads
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
TV Series by Paul Attanasio
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