Wit (2001)

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Synopsis
Mike Nichols directs Emma Thompson in this made-for-cable adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize-winning drama by Margaret Edson. Thompson plays Vivian Bearing, a college professor who teaches a course on English poetry. Vivian learns that she has advanced ovarian cancer and only a short time to live, which gives her a sudden and dramatic insight into the importance of kindness and compassion. Wit also features Christopher Lloyd, Eileen Atkins, Audra McDonald, and Jonathan Woodward as Dr. Jason Posner, a former student of Vivian's who helps treat her. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Production Crew

Seamus Mcgarvey	Cinematographer
Julie Lynn	Co-producer
Dmitry Shostakovich	Composer (Music Score)
Henryk Mikolaj Gorecki	Composer (Music Score)
Ann Roth	Costume Designer
Mike Nichols	Director
John Bloom	Editor
Cary Brokaw	Executive Producer
Mike Nichols	Executive Producer
Arvo Pärt	Featured Music
Charles Ives	Featured Music
Dmitry Shostakovich	Featured Music
J. Roy Helland	Makeup
Linda de Vetta	Makeup
Margaret Edson	Play Author
Simon Bosanquet	Producer
Stuart Wurtzel	Production Designer
Emma Thompson	Screenwriter
Mike Nichols	Screenwriter
David John	Sound Mixer

Genre
Drama

Awards
2001 - Best Film for Cable Television - National Board of Review
2001 - Best Television Mini-Series or Motion Picture - Golden Globe
2001 - Outstanding Made for Television Movie - Emmy
2001 - Best Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television - Golden Globe
2001 - Outstanding Made for Television Movie - Academy of Television Arts and Sciences

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Cast

Production Crew

Eileen Atkins	E. M. Ashford
Christopher Lloyd	Dr. Harvey Kelekian
Emma Thompson	Vivian Bearing
Harold Pinter	Mr. Bearing
Audra McDonald	Susie Monahan
Jonathan Woodward	Dr. Jason Posner