Wit (2001)

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It appears to be a matter of life and death.

A renowned professor is forced to reassess her life when she is diagnosed with terminal ovarian cancer.

• Released: 2001-02-09
• Genres: Drama, TV Movie
• Runtime: 1h 39m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.3/10 from 134 votes

Directed by Mike Nichols.

Top cast

• Emma Thompson as Vivian Bearing
• Audra McDonald as Susie Monahan
• Jonathan M. Woodward as Dr Jason Posner
• Christopher Lloyd as Dr. Harvey Kelekian
• Eileen Atkins as Evelyn 'E.M' Ashford
• Benedict Wong as Fellow 2
• Harold Pinter as Mr. Bearing
• Raffaello Degruttola as Technician 1
• Miquel Brown as Technician 2
• Hari Dhillon as Fellow 1

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Wit

• United States: stream on HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max
• United Kingdom: stream on HBO Max Amazon Channel, Now TV Cinema, HBO Max
• India: stream on JioHotstar
• Canada: stream on Crave, Crave Amazon Channel
• Australia: stream on HBO Max, HBO Max Amazon Channel

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