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The English Patient is a 1996 epic romantic war drama directed by Anthony Minghella from his own script based on the 1992 novel of the same name by Michael Ondaatje, and produced by Saul Zaentz. The film starred Ralph Fiennes and Kristin Scott Thomas alongside Juliette Binoche, Willem Dafoe and Colin Firth in supporting roles.
- $27–31 million
- Gabriel Yared
- November 15, 1996
- Saul Zaentz
Dec 6, 1996 · A 1996 adaptation of Michael Ondaatje's novel, directed by Anthony Minghella and starring Ralph Fiennes, Juliette Binoche and Willem Dafoe. The film follows the story of a burned plane crash victim and his past love affair in North Africa during World War II.
- Anthony Minghella
- 2 min
The English Patient is a 1992 novel by Michael Ondaatje. The book follows four dissimilar people brought together at an Italian villa during the Italian Campaign of the Second World War . The four main characters consist of: an unrecognizably burned man — the eponymous patient who is presumed to be English; his Canadian Army nurse ; a Sikh ...
- Michael Ondaatje
- 320
- 1992
- September 1992
A film adaptation of Michael Ondaatje's novel, The English Patient tells the story of a burned man, a nurse, and a love triangle in World War II. Roger Ebert praises the film's visual richness, performances, and mystery, but warns of its complexity and ambiguity.
A romantic drama set in World War II, based on Michael Ondaatje's novel. See the cast, crew, clips, photos, and critics' and audience's opinions of this epic film.
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- Anthony Minghella
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- Ralph Fiennes
A movie adaptation of Michael Ondaatje's novel, based on the love affair of a Hungarian map maker and a married Englishwoman in North Africa during World War II. The plot follows the flashbacks of a badly burned man, tended by a nurse in an Italian monastery, as he reveals his past and his secrets.
Sep 1, 1992 · 132,494 ratings6,063 reviews. With ravishing beauty and unsettling intelligence, Michael Ondaatje's Booker Prize-winning novel traces the intersection of four damaged lives in an Italian villa at the end of World War II.
