Wit
(DVD) 

Originally released as a made-for-cable motion picture in 2001.

Based on the 1999 Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Margaret Edson.

Special features include: cast and director biographies ; chapter selection.

Director of photography, Seamus McGarvey ; editor, John Bloom ; costume designer, Ann Roth ; production designer, Stuart Wurtzel.

Emma Thompson, Christopher Lloyd, Eileen Atkins, Audra McDonald, Jonathan M. Woodward, Harold Pinter.

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.

DVD format; region 1; 16x9 Letterbox; Dolby surround.

English and Spanish language soundtracks (stereo) with optional subtitles in English, French, or Spanish; closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired.

Primetime Emmy Awards, 2001: won 3 Emmys out of 7 nominations: Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special (Mike Nichols) ; Outstanding Single Camera Picture Editing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special ; Outstanding Made for Television Movie

National Board of Review, 2001: won NBR Award for Best Film Made for Cable TV.