English Patient, The (1996)
Genre Drama, Romance, War
Movie Release Date 1996
Country USA
Language English
Audience Rating R
Running Time 160 mins
Format LaserDisk
Color Color
IMDb Rating 7.1
Cast
Ralph Fiennes Count Laszlo de Almásy
Juliette Binoche Hana
Willem Dafoe David Caravaggio
Kristin Scott Thomas Katharine Clifton
Naveen Andrews Kip
Colin Firth Geoffrey Clifton
Julian Wadham Madox
Jürgen Prochnow Major Muller
Kevin Whately Hardy
Clive Merrison Fenelon-Barnes
Crew
Director Anthony Minghella
Writer Michael Ondaatje
Writer Anthony Minghella
Producer Steve E. Andrews
Producer Scott Greenstein
Plot
Beginning in the 1930's, "The English Patient" tells the story of Count Almasy who is a Hungarian map maker employed by the Royal Geographical Society to chart the vast expanses of the Sahara Desert along with several other prominent explorers. As World War II unfolds, Almasy enters into a world of love, betrayal, and politics that is later revealed in a series of flashbacks while Almasy is on his death bed after being horribly burned in a plane crash.
Personal Details
Rating
Seen It Yes
Collection Status In Collection
Links IMDB
Edition Details
Format LaserDisk
Release Country USA
TV System NTSC
No. of Disks/Tapes 2
Packaging 1-3 CLV
Screen Ratio Widescreen 1.85:1
Audio Tracks ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Surround