Wit
New York, NY : HBO Home Video, 2001.
Format: DVD
Edition: Letterbox edition.
Description: 1 videodisc (99 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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.
Other Authors:
Nichols, Mike.
Thompson, Emma.
Bosanquet, Simon, 1948-
Lloyd, Christopher, 1938-
Atkins, Eileen, 1934-
McDonald, Audra.
Woodward, Jonathan M.
Pinter, Harold, 1930-2008.
McGarvey, Seamus, 1967-
Bloom, John, 1935-
Roth, Ann, 1931-
Wurtzel, Stuart.
Edson, Margaret, 1961- Wit.
HBO Films.
Avenue Pictures.
HBO Video (Firm)
Nichols, Mike.
Thompson, Emma.
Bosanquet, Simon, 1948-
Lloyd, Christopher, 1938-
Atkins, Eileen, 1934-
McDonald, Audra.
Woodward, Jonathan M.
Pinter, Harold, 1930-2008.
McGarvey, Seamus, 1967-
Bloom, John, 1935-
Roth, Ann, 1931-
Wurtzel, Stuart.
Edson, Margaret, 1961- Wit.
HBO Films.
Avenue Pictures.
HBO Video (Firm)
Subjects:
Cancer in women -- Treatment -- Drama.
Women college teachers -- Drama.
English teachers -- Drama.
Cancer in women -- Treatment -- Drama.
Women college teachers -- Drama.
English teachers -- Drama.
Target Audience: MPAA rating: PG-13.
ISBN:
0783118414
UPC: 026359178122
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
DVD DRAMA Wit | Wheatley (Shandon) | DVD | In |
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.
Videorecording.
Director of photography, Seamus McGarvey ; editor, John Bloom ; costume designer, Ann Roth ; production designer, Stuart Wurtzel.
Emma Thompson, Christopher Lloyd, Eileen Atkins, Audra McDonald, Jonathan M. Woodward, Harold Pinter.
Also issued in VHS format.
DVD; Region 1; 16x9 Letterbox; Dolby surround.
English and Spanish language soundtracks (stereo) with optional subtitles in English, French, or Spanish ; closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired.
Based on the 1999 Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Margaret Edson.
Special features include: cast and director biographies ; chapter selection.
Videorecording.
Director of photography, Seamus McGarvey ; editor, John Bloom ; costume designer, Ann Roth ; production designer, Stuart Wurtzel.
Emma Thompson, Christopher Lloyd, Eileen Atkins, Audra McDonald, Jonathan M. Woodward, Harold Pinter.
Also issued in VHS format.
DVD; Region 1; 16x9 Letterbox; Dolby surround.
English and Spanish language soundtracks (stereo) with optional subtitles in English, French, or Spanish ; closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired.