Wit
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Contributors
Nichols, Mike, film director,
Thompson, Emma, screenwriter,
Brokaw, Cary, film producer.
Bosanquet, Simon, 1948- film producer.
Lloyd, Christopher, 1938- actor.
Thompson, Emma, screenwriter,
Brokaw, Cary, film producer.
Bosanquet, Simon, 1948- film producer.
Lloyd, Christopher, 1938- actor.
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Published
[New York, NY] : Home Box Office, [2001].
Format
eVideo
Language
English
Notes
General Note
Originally released by Home Box Office, 2001.
General Note
Based on the 1999 Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Margaret Edson.
General Note
Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on July 27, 2020.
Restrictions on Access
Access requires authentication through Films on Demand.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Seamus McGarvey ; production designer, Stuart Wurtzel ; editor, John Bloom ; costume designer, Ann Roth.
Participants/Performers
Emma Thompson, Christopher Lloyd, Eileen Atkins, Audra McDonald, Jonathan M. Woodward, Harold Pinter.
Description
This HBO Films presentation chronicles the personal awakening of a longtime literary scholar (played by two-time Oscar-winner Emma Thompson), who learns the importance of simple human kindness when faced with the most daunting of crises: a diagnosis of advanced cancer.
Description
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.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: PG-13.
Local note
InfoBase Learning,Films on Demand: Master Academic Collection - US
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Nichols, M., Thompson, E., Brokaw, C., Bosanquet, S., Lloyd, C., Atkins, E., McDonald, A., Woodward, J. M., Pinter, H., McGarvey, S., Wurtzel, S., Bloom, J., Roth, A., & Edson, M. (2001). Wit . Home Box Office.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Mike, Nichols et al.. 2001. Wit. [New York, NY]: Home Box Office.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Mike, Nichols et al.. Wit [New York, NY]: Home Box Office, 2001.
Harvard Citation (style guide)Nichols, M., Thompson, E., Brokaw, C., Bosanquet, S., Lloyd, C., Atkins, E. and McDonald, A. et al (2001). Wit. [New York, NY]: Home Box Office.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Nichols, Mike,, et al. Wit Home Box Office, 2001.
Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.
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87c893f0-9a20-585a-31b9-ad8ec4bdb1a6-eng
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| Grouping Category | movie |
| Last Update | 2024-08-18 07:54:41AM |
| Last Indexed | 2024-12-18 02:21:43AM |
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| Last Used | Nov 23, 2024 |
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