Wit / HBO Films presents an Avenue Pictures production ; a film by Mike Nichols ; directed by Mike Nichols ; screenplay by Emma Thompson & Mike Nichols ; produced by Simon Bosanquet.

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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...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Wit (Motion picture)
Corporate Authors: HBO Films
Avenue Pictures
HBO Video (Firm)
Other Authors: 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-
Language:English
Spanish
French
Language and/or Writing System:
English and Spanish language soundtracks (stereo) with optional subtitles in English, French, or Spanish ; closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired.
Published: New York, NY : HBO Home Video, 2001.
Edition:Letterbox edition.
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Edson, Margaret, > 1961- > Film adaptations.
Cancer in women > Treatment > Drama.
Women college teachers > Drama.
English teachers > Drama.
Medicine in motion pictures.
Terminally Ill > psychology.
Attitude to Death.
Ovarian Neoplasms > psychology.
Medicine in Literature.
Drama.
Television programs > United States.
Medical drama (Films)
Feature films.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Genre:
Film adaptations.
Drama.
Television programs
Medical drama (Films)
Feature films.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (99 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Also issued in VHS format.
Format: Video DVD

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