The deuce. The complete first season

Author

David Simon

Call Number

• DVD TV SERIES (CEN, EAS, WSQ)

Languages

In English, French or Latin Spanish, with optional French, Latin Spanish or Brazilian Portuguese subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.

Performers

James Franco, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Gbenga Akinnagbe, Chris Bauer, Gary Carr, Chris Coy, Dominique Fishback, Lawrence Gilliard Jr., Margarita Levieva, Emily Meade, Natalie Paul, Michael Rispoli.

Publication Information

[Hollywood, CA] : HBO Home Entertainment, [2018]

Physical Description

3 videodiscs (approximately 500 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Audience

TV-MA.

Summary

This gritty drama traces the evolution of the porn industry in NYC's Time Square in the 1970s, as the business of pleasure begins its climb to become a billion-dollar industry. The Deuce features a vivid assortment of characters--barkeeps, prostitutes, pimps, police and nightlife regulars--as they swirl through a world of sex, crime and high times.

Notes

Title from container.

Originally broadcast as individual episodes on HBO in 2017.

Bonus features: The deuce in focus ; The wild west: New York in the early '70s ; Inside the episodes ; audio commentaries with James Franco, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Michelle MacLaren, Nina Kostroff Noble, George Pelecanos and David Simon.

Contents

• Pilot / Show and prove / Principle is all / I see money / What kind of bad? / Why me? / Au reservoir / My name is Ruby