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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.
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.
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- Drama, Romance, War
- Anthony Minghella
- 1996-12-06
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
- 1992
Nov 22, 1996 · 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.
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 ...
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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.
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The English Patient was adapted by Anthony Minghella from Michael Ondaatje’s 1992 novel of the same name; the novel was a winner of the 1992 Booker Prize. Minghella brought the book to the attention of producer Saul Zaentz and directed the film, which was noted for its beautiful photography as well as for its evocation of the themes of the ...
