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Overview

User Rating:
7.2/10   50,518 votes
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Director:
Anthony Minghella
Writers (WGA):
Michael Ondaatje (novel)
Anthony Minghella (screenplay)
Contact:
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Release Date:
15 November 1996 (USA) more
Genre:
Romance | Drama | War more
Tagline:
In love, there are no boundaries. more
Plot:
At the close of WWII, a young nurse tends to a badly-burned plane crash victim. His past is shown in flashbacks, revealing an involvement in a fateful love affair. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
Won 9 Oscars. Another 41 wins & 37 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(113 articles)
Maslansky Plays With Ondaatje's Slaughter
 (From HollywoodNorthReport.com. 30 September 2009, 12:31 AM, PDT)

Q&A: Juliette Binoche on Paris, Memory, and her First Kiss.
 (From Vanity Fair. 17 September 2009, 9:00 PM, PDT)

User Comments:
Absolute Perfection! more (407 total)

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
El paciente inglés (Argentina) (Peru) (Spain) [es]
Der englische Patient (Austria) (Germany) [de]
Le patient anglais (Canada: French title) (France) [fr]
O Paciente Inglês (Brazil) (Portugal) [pt]
Angielski pacjent (Poland) [pl]
Angleski pacient (Slovenia) [sl]
Az angol beteg (Hungary) [hu]
Den engelske patient (Denmark) [da]
Den engelske patienten (Sweden) [sv]
El pacient anglès (Spain: Catalan title) [ca]
Englantilainen potilas (Finland) [fi]
Il paziente inglese (Italy) [it]
Ingiliz hasta (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
O anglos asthenis (Greece) [el]
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MPAA:
Rated R for sexuality, some violence and language.
Runtime:
162 min
Country:
USA | UK
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Company:
Miramax Films more

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Trivia:
From first draft of the screenplay to final cut took four years. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: The intervals of lightening seen as Kip, Caravaggio and Hardy carry Almásy around the well are too quick for a thunderstorm. more
Quotes:
Almásy: When were you most happy?
Katharine Clifton: Now.
Almásy: And when were you least happy?
Katharine Clifton: Now.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Beauty and the Beasts (#3.4)" (1998) more
Soundtrack:
It's Only a Paper Moon more

FAQ

A Note Regarding Spoilers
Was The English Patient based on a novel?
How did Geoffrey (Katharine's husband) know she was having an affair?
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75 out of 124 people found the following comment useful.
Absolute Perfection!, 8 December 1998
10/10
Author: Fifi from Chicago, Illinois

TEP is like a long cool drink of water after crawling across the Sahara to classic film buffs who have been too long deprived of that certain cinematic magic! Not only is it beautifully photographed, but the characters are perfectly portrayed. If you're looking for the film to be a mirror of the book, you will be seriously disappointed. Instead, it is an excellent "companion" to the book, and I think that is what Anthony Minghella intended. Ralph Fiennes is probably the most beautiful man in the world; not to mention a brilliant actor. Juliette Binoche is the posterchild for vulnerability and childlike enthusiasm. And, of course, I'll go see any film in which Kristin Scott Thomas is featured. She simply must be THE best actress since the likes of Deborah Kerr. So much was promised with this film, and so much is delivered!

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