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Hana, a French-Canadian combat nurse of the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps during WWII, learns from a wounded soldier that her boyfriend has been killed in action. In October 1944 Italy, Hana is caring for a dying, scarred-from-burns English-accented patient who says he cannot remember his name.
- $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 a nurse who cares for a burned plane crash victim, who reveals his past love affair in flashbacks.
- 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 poetic, evocative film version of the famous novel by Michael Ondaatje, circling down through layers of mystery until all of the puzzles in the story have been solved. The film follows the love story of a Hungarian count and a nurse in Italy during World War II, as he recovers his memories and she tries to save his life.
A 1996 adaptation of Michael Ondaatje's novel, The English Patient is a drama/romance film about a love affair in the Sahara during World War II. See the cast, crew, critics, audience, and awards ratings, as well as clips, photos, and videos of the movie.
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- Anthony Minghella
- R
- Ralph Fiennes
Mar 8, 2024 · The English Patient, British-American film, released in 1996, that won glowing reviews and nine Academy Awards, including that for best picture. It also won four BAFTA Awards, including best picture, as well as the Golden Globe Award for best drama.
A plot summary of the 1996 film The English Patient, based on Michael Ondaatje's novel. The film tells the story of a badly burned man, Count Laszlo de Almásy, who is tended by a nurse, Hana, in an Italian monastery near the end of World War II. His past is revealed through flashbacks involving his love affair with a married Englishwoman and his work mapping the Sahara Desert.