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The Wire S3E4 — Amsterdam
8.3
The Wire•Season 3•Episode 4

Amsterdam

8.3/10 · 5,770 votesOct 10, 200459 min

Ranked #10 of 12 in Season 3•−0.3 vs season avg

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"Why you got to go and fuck with the program?" -- Fruit West Baltimore residents get surprising straight talk at a community meeting from Major Colvin. Bubbles finds gainful employment; Stringer lunches uptown; and Bunk dangles the promise of immunity to a group of corner boys,

Directed byErnest R. Dickerson
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Cast18

Dominic West

Dominic West

Jimmy McNulty

Lance Reddick

Lance Reddick

Cedric Daniels

Sonja Sohn

Sonja Sohn

Kima Greggs

Wood Harris

Wood Harris

Avon Barksdale

Wendell Pierce

Wendell Pierce

Bunk Moreland

Michael Kenneth Williams

Michael Kenneth Williams

Omar Little

Deirdre Lovejoy

Deirdre Lovejoy

Rhonda Pearlman

Idris Elba

Idris Elba

Stringer Bell

Andre Royo

Andre Royo

Bubbles

J.D. Williams

J.D. Williams

Bodie Broadus

John Doman

John Doman

William Rawls

Clarke Peters

Clarke Peters

Lester Freamon

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Ernest R. Dickerson

Ernest R. Dickerson

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Uta Briesewitz

Uta Briesewitz

Director of Photography

David Simon

David Simon

Story

George Pelecanos

George Pelecanos

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George Pelecanos

George Pelecanos

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David Insley

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Deborah Moran

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Episode Summary

"Amsterdam" is episode 4 of The Wire season 3. It scored 8.3/10 from 5,770 votes, ranking #10 of 12 episodes this season (season average 8.6). Directed by Ernest R. Dickerson, it aired on October 10, 2004.

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