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Wit Cover Image DVD DVD

Wit

Nichols, Mike. (Director, Screenwriter). Thompson, Emma. (Screenwriter, Actor). Bosanquet, Simon, 1948- (Producer). Lloyd, Christopher, 1938- (Actor). Atkins, Eileen, 1934- (Actor). McDonald, Audra. (Actor). Woodward, Jonathan M. (Actor). Pinter, Harold, 1930-2008 (Actor). McGarvey, Seamus, 1967- (Cinematographer). Bloom, John, 1935- (Film editor). Roth, Ann, 1931- (Costume designer). Wurtzel, Stuart. (Designer). Edson, Margaret 1961- Wit. (Added Author). HBO Films. (Added Author). Avenue Pictures. (Added Author). HBO Video (Firm) (Added Author). Emma Thompson, Christopher Lloyd, Eileen Atkins, Audra McDonald, Jonathan M. Woodward, Harold Pinter. (Cast).

Summary: An English professor, who alienates her students, has always had control over her life. That is until she is diagnosed with a devastating illness. She agrees to undergo a series of procedures that are brutal, extensive and experimental. She finds that the fine line between life and death can only be walked with wit.

Item details

  • ISBN: 0783118414
  • ISBN: 9780783118413
  • ISBN: 0783118422
  • ISBN: 9780783118420
  • Physical Description: videodisc
    1 videodisc (99 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Edition: Letterbox ed.
  • Publisher: New York, NY : HBO Home Video, 2001.

Contents / Notes

General Note:
Originally released as a made-for-cable motion picture in 2001.
Based on the 1999 Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Margaret Edson.
Special features include: cast and director biographies ; chapter selection.
Formatted Contents Note: Special features include: cast and director biographies ; chapter selection.
Restrictions on Access Note:
Classroom use may be subject to licensing restrictions.
Creation/Production Credits Note: Director of photography, Seamus McGarvey ; editor, John Bloom ; costume designer, Ann Roth ; production designer, Stuart Wurtzel.
Participant or Performer Note: Emma Thompson, Christopher Lloyd, Eileen Atkins, Audra McDonald, Jonathan M. Woodward, Harold Pinter.
Target Audience Note:
MPAA rating: PG-13.
Additional Physical Form available Note:
Also issued in VHS format.
System Details Note:
DVD; Region 1; 16x9 Letterbox; Dolby surround.
Language Note:
English and Spanish language soundtracks (stereo) with optional subtitles in English, French, or Spanish; closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired.
Awards Note:
Primetime Emmy Awards, 2001: won 3 Emmys out of 7 nominations: Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special (Mike Nichols) ; Outstanding Single Camera Picture Editing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special ; Outstanding Made for Television Movie
National Board of Review, 2001: won NBR Award for Best Film Made for Cable TV.

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