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Wit

Year:

2001

Duration:

99 min

Genres:

Drama

IMDB rate:

8.2

Director:

Mike Nichols

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 9 wins & 15 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 2001-03-24

Filming Locations: London, England, UK

Cast

Actor

Character

Gary Beadle

Rebecca Laurie

Emma Thompson

Vivian Bearing

Christopher Lloyd

Dr. Harvey Kelekian

Eileen Atkins

Evelyn 'E.M.' Ashford

Audra McDonald

Susie Monahan

Jonathan M. Woodward

Dr. Jason Posner

Harold Pinter

Mr. Bearing (Vivian's Father)

Su Lin Looi

Nurse (as Su-Lin Looi)

Raffaello Degruttola

Technician 1

Miquel Brown

Technician 2

Hari Dhillon

Fellow 1 (as Harry Dillon)

Benedict Wong

Fellow 2

Alex Gregor

Fellow 3

Lachele Carl

Fellow 4

David Menkin

Student 1

Rachel Siegel

Student 2

Shauna Shim

Student 3

Matt Blair

Student 4

David Zayas

Code Team Blue Head

Tassia Messimeris

Code Team Blue 2

Norman Naudain

Code Team Blue 3

Emma Bernbach

Code Team Blue 4

Jenny Jules

Code Team Blue 5

Ruel Rowe

Student (uncredited)

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Trivia

To prepare for the role, Emma Thompson shaved her head, following in the footsteps of Kathleen Chalfant and Judith Light, who performed the role of Vivian Bearing on stage.

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When Margaret Edson wrote the play "Wit" (for which she won the 1999 Pulitzer Prize for Drama), she was an Atlanta-area kindergarten teacher. In 2010, she changed to teaching sixth grade instead at Inman Middle School in Atlanta. "Wit" was the first (and, as of 2012, the only) play she ever wrote.

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Patricia Clarkson was considered for the lead role before Emma Thompson was cast.

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Goofs

During her exam with the young internist, her arms alternate repeatedly from being completely under the sheet, to being folded together on top of the sheet.

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The size of Vivian's and Susie's popsicles.

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Quotes

E.M. Ashford: While reading The Runaway Bunny: A little allegory of the soul. No matter where it hides. God will find it.

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E.M. Ashford: And flights of angels sing thee to thy rest.

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Jason Posner: What do you do for exercise?

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