| Description |
1 videodisc (99 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Note |
Videocassette release of the 2001 made-for-cable motion picture. |
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Based on the 1999 Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Margaret Edson. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Seamus McGarvey ; editor, John Bloom ; costume designer, Ann Roth ; production designer, Stuart Wurtzel. |
| Cast |
Emma Thompson, Christopher Lloyd, Eileen Atkins, Audra McDonald, Jonathan M. Woodward, Harold Pinter. |
| Summary |
An English professor, who alienates her students, has always had control over her life. That is until she is diagnosed with a devasting 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. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: PG-13. |
| Form |
Also issued on VHS. |
| System Details |
DVD. |
| Language |
Closed captioned for the hearing impaired. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Local Note |
Some of the Simsbury Public Library items are are part of the Hayes Collection. |
| Subject |
Cancer in women -- Treatment -- Drama.
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Feature films.
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Video recordings.
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| Genre/Form |
Medical drama (Films)
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Film adaptations.
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| Added Author |
Bosanquet, Simon, 1948-
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Thompson, Emma.
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Nichols, Mike.
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Lloyd, Christopher, 1938-
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Atkins, Eileen.
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McDonald, Audra.
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Woodward, Jonathan M.
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Pinter, Harold, 1930-2008.
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McGarvey, Seamus, 1967-
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Bloom, John.
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Roth, Ann.
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Wurtzel, Stuart.
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Edson, Margaret, 1961-
Wit.
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HBO Films.
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Avenue Pictures.
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HBO Video (Firm)
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| Added Title |
WIT [DVD] |
| ISBN |
0783118414 |
| Standard No. |
026359178122 |
| Music No. |
91781 HBO Home Video |
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