The English Patient

1996, Drama, 2h 42m

89 Reviews 50,000+ Ratings

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Though it suffers from excessive length and ambition, director Minghella's adaptation of the Michael Ondaatje novel is complex, powerful, and moving. Read critic reviews

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The sweeping expanses of the Sahara are the setting for a passionate love affair in this adaptation of Michael Ondaatje's novel. A badly burned man, Laszlo de Almasy (Ralph Fiennes), is tended to by a nurse, Hana (Juliette Binoche), in an Italian monastery near the end of World War II. His past is revealed through flashbacks involving a married Englishwoman (Kristin Scott Thomas) and his work mapping the African landscape. Hana learns to heal her own scars as she helps the dying man.

Cast & Crew

Ralph Fiennes
Count Laszlo de Almásy
Juliette Binoche
Hana
Willem Dafoe
David Caravaggio
Kristin Scott Thomas
Katharine Clifton
Naveen Andrews
Lt. Kip Singh
Colin Firth
Geoffrey Clifton
Julian Wadham
Madox
Jürgen Prochnow
Major Muller
Kevin Whately
Sgt. Hardy
Clive Merrison
Fenelon-Barnes
Nino Castelnuovo
D'Agostino
Hichem Rostom
Fouad
Peter Rühring
Bermann
Anthony Minghella
Director
Michael Ondaatje
Writer
Anthony Minghella
Writer
Scott Greenstein
Executive Producer
Bob Weinstein
Executive Producer
Harvey Weinstein
Executive Producer
Saul Zaentz
Producer
Gabriel Yared
Original Music
John Seale
Cinematographer
Walter Murch
Film Editor
Michelle Guish
Casting
David Rubin
Casting
Stuart Craig
Production Design
Aurelio Crugnola
Art Direction
Aurelio Crugnola
Set Decoration
Stephenie McMillan
Set Decoration
Gary Jones
Costume Designer
Ann Roth
Costume Designer
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