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''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 Simon and David Mills. It premiered on premium cable network HBO in the United States on April 16, 2000 and concluded its six-part run on May 21, 2000. The series was released on DVD on July 22, 2003.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Corner (HBO Miniseries) (2000) )〕 It won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Miniseries in 2000. ''The Corner'' chronicles the life of a family living in poverty amid the open-air drug markets of West Baltimore. "The corner" is the junction of West Fayette Street and North Monroe Street (U.S. Route 1) (). == Cast and characters == * T. K. Carter as Gary McCullough, a drug addict. Father of DeAndre and ex-husband of Fran. He dropped out of college when Fran became pregnant, and became addicted to drugs after their marriage ended. * Khandi Alexander as Francine "Fran" Boyd, a drug addict. Mother of DeAndre and DeRodd. Lives in the "Dew Drop Inn" with her sisters, Bunchie and Sharry, and brother Stevie and his son. * Sean Nelson as DeAndre McCullough, a drug dealer. Son of Gary McCullough and Francine "Fran" Boyd. * Clarke Peters as Fat Curt * Glenn Plummer as George 'Blue' Epps * Toy Connor as Tyreeka Freamon * Maria Broom as Bunchie Boyd * Sylvester Lee Kirk as DeRodd * Corey Parker Robinson as R.C. * Reg E. Cathey as Scalio * Rodney Scott as Little Deandre Many actors from ''The Corner'' later appeared on David Simon's next television series, ''The Wire'', often playing very different roles. They include Clarke Peters, Maria Broom, Corey Parker Robinson, Reg E. Cathey, Clayton LeBouef, Donnell Rawlings, Tootsie Duvall, Robert F. Chew, Lance Reddick and Delaney Williams. Alexander and Peters later starred in Simon's ''Treme''. Many of the actors had also previously appeared on ''Homicide: Life on the Street'', which was adapted from Simon's book. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Corner」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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