Wit
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Mike Nichols
Raffaello Degruttola
Jenny Jules
Emma Thompson
Christopher Lloyd
David Menkin
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Adaptation of Margaret Edson's play about Dr. Vivian Bearing, a renowned professor of English and scholar of poet John Donne who is forced to reassess her life when she is diagnosed with terminal ovarian cancer.
Director
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Mike Nichols
Cast
Raffaello Degruttola
Jenny Jules
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Emma Thompson
Christopher Lloyd
David Menkin
Tassia Messimeris
Rachel Siegel
David Zayas
Jonathan M Woodward
Norman Naudain
Gary Beadle
Shauna Shim
Matt Blair
Su-ijn Looi
Hari Dhillon
Lachele Carl
Miquel Brown
Eileen Atkins
Audra Mcdonald
Emma Bernbach
Rebecca Laurie
Harold Pinter
Alex Gregor
Benedict Wong
Crew
Harry Alley
Joseph Alley
Steve Barry
Joanna Beckett
Les Benson
Roy Biggs
John Bloom
Simon Bosanquet
Tony Bradley
Roy Branch
Cary Brokaw
Paul Carpenter
Emma Carplin
Darryl Carter
Jack Carter
Francesca Castellano
Terry Catlin
Kam Chan
Don Ciana
Ben Cocks
Trevor Coop
Clive Coote
Marko Costanzo
Paul Cridlin
Barney Davis
Leo Davis
Carlos De Garvahio
Linda De Vetta
Linda De Vetta
Paysy Delord
Stephen Devlin
Lee Dichter
Ben Dixon
Martin Duffy
Claire Edgcombe
Margaret Edson
Margaret Edson
Colin Ellis
Ray Espinola
Jennifer Euston
Simon Faldon
Poppy Field
Chris Fielder
Toby Flesher
David Ford
William E Githens
Henryk Gorecki
Ann Gray
Brian Groves
Michael Haley
Michael Haley
Cliona Harkin
Paul Harris
Jospeh Hassell
Sarah Hauldren
Jenny Hawkins
Gary Hedges
John Hedges
Kevin Hedges
J. Roy Helland
J. Roy Helland
Sarah Higbid
John Hogan
Martin Hubbard
Andrew Hunt
Charles Ives
Jeremy Jacobs
Carlton Jarvis
David John
Gareth John
David Jones
Frank Kern
Mark Kerrison
Evyen Klean
George Lara
David Latulippe
Paul Lawlor
Mark Layton
Ron Lee
Paul A Levin
Jane Levy
Ellen Lewis
Blake Leyh
Debora Lilavois
Julie Lynn
James Manning
Simon Marjordan
Stephen Mathie
Michelle Matland
Maxie Mcdonald
Kathleen Mcgarry
Seamus Mcgarvey
Jim Mcneil
Gareth Milne
Mark Milsome
Stephen Murray
Neil Murrum
Peter Myslowski
Rachel Neale
Mike Nichols
Mike Nichols
Mitch Niclas
Joyce Noakes
Norman North
Paul Nott-macaire
Jennie Paddon
Arvo Part
Rebecca Peters
Jason Phelps
Reg Poerscout-edgerton
Nic Ratner
Keith Ratterbee
Justine Redfern
Claire Richards
Ronnie Ross
Ann Roth
Charles F Ryan
Eddie Sansom
Linda Schickedanz
Michael Seirton
Paul Sharp
Dmitri Shostakovich
Michael Simpson
John H Smith
Philip Stockton
Anthony Strong
Jeff Sullivan
John Swan
Maryse Swanson
Juliet Taylor
David Tellefsen
Darren Thackeray
Samantha Thomas
Emma Thompson
Alan Titmuss
Daniel Turner
Paul Turner
Antonia Van Drimmelen
Joe Violante
Deborah Wallach
Lee Walters
Sara Wan
Dennis Watson
Kenneth Welland
John Whitby
Neverley Winston
Colin Woodbridge
Jane Wrigley
Stuart Wurtzel
Wendy Zych
Paul Zydel
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Winner of the 2001 award for Best Film Made for Cable from the National Board of Review of Motion Pictures.
Winner of the Competition Special Jury Prize at the 2001 Berlin International Film Festival.
Aired in United States August 2001
Aired in United States February 2001
Aired in United States March 24, 2001
Released in United States on Video September 4, 2001
Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (in competition) February 7-18, 2001.
Shown at Edinburgh International Film Festival (Closing Night) August 12-26, 2001.
Completed shooting October 8, 2000.
Began shooting September 4, 2000.