The English Patient (1996)

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Directed by

Anthony Minghella

Starring (View all)

Ralph Fiennes
Almásy

Juliette Binoche
Hana

Willem Dafoe
Caravaggio

Kristin Scott Thomas
Katharine Clifton

Naveen Andrews
Kip

Colin Firth
Geoffrey Clifton

Julian Wadham
Madox

Jürgen Prochnow
Major Muller

Written by

Michael Ondaatje
(novel)

Anthony Minghella
(screenplay)

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The heart is an organ of fire.

15 years, 7 months ago at Sep 23 11:18

Lexi

9 votes

''New lovers are nervous and tender, but smash everything. For the heart is an organ of fire.''

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.

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A very good movie

13 years, 2 months ago at Feb 1 15:11

johanlefourbe

9 votes

I already saw this movie but since it was a while back and since I had it on DVD, I was quite eager to check it out again. To be honest, when I first heard of this movie, I thought it would be a terribly cheesy romantic feature. On top of that, it seemed to be another shameless attempt from the Weinstein brothers to sweep the Oscars, an attempt which was this time successful since it managed to wi... read more

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12 years, 6 months ago at Oct 8 10:55

khan amir

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9 Academy Awards Winner, including the best film. One of the best movie of 20th Century, most unabashed and powerful love stories, using flawless performances, intelligent dialogue, crisp camera work, and loaded glances to attain a level of emotional connection that many similar films miss.

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Beginning in the 1930's, "The English Patient" tells the story of Count Almásy 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, Almásy enters into a world of love, betrayal, and politics that is later revealed in a series of flashbacks while Almásy is on his death bed after being horribly burned in a plane crash.

Release date: 6 December 1996
UPC: 717951000286

Tags: Drama (31), War (26), Romance (24), WWII (14), 1996 (11), Africa (11), 1990s (11), Italy (10), Desert (10), Tragedy (9), Infidelity (9), Betrayal (9), Adventure (8), World War II (8), North Africa (8), Christmas (7), Drawing (7), Egypt (7), Train (7)

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