Ralph Fiennes
Count Laszlo de Almásy
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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 · The English Patient: Directed by Anthony Minghella. With Ralph Fiennes, Juliette Binoche, Willem Dafoe, Kristin Scott Thomas. At the close of World War II, a young nurse tends to a badly burned plane crash victim.
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- Drama, Romance, War
- Anthony Minghella
- 1996-12-06
Nov 22, 1996 · It is told with the sweep and visual richness of a film by David Lean, with an attention to fragments of memory that evoke feelings even before we understand what they mean. The “present” action takes place in Italy, during the last days of World War II. A horribly burned man, the “English patient” of the title, is part of a hospital ...
The English Patient. R Released Nov 6, 1996 2h 42m Drama Romance List. 86% Tomatometer 94 Reviews 83% Audience Score 50,000+ Ratings. The sweeping expanses of the Sahara are the setting for a ...
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- Anthony Minghella
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- Ralph Fiennes
5 days ago · 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 ...
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Ralph Fiennes stars as a horribly burned pilot who recounts a tale of doomed romance to the nurse tending to him in this World War II-era drama. Watch trailers & learn more.
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A badly burned man, Count Laszlo de Almásy (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 and his work mapping the African landscape. Hana learns to heal her own scars as she helps the dying man.
