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The English Patient (1996) - Movie Details

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Release Date: November 15, 1996 (LA/NY)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Director: Anthony Minghella
Writer: Anthony Minghella, Michael Ondaatje
Cast: Ralph Fiennes, Juliette Binoche, Willem Dafoe, Kristin Scott Thomas, Naveen Andrews, Colin Firth, Julian Wadham, Jürgen Prochnow, Kevin Whately, Clive Merrison, Nino Castelnuovo, Hichem Rostom, Peter Rühring
Studio: Miramax Films
Running Time: 160 minutes
MPAA Rating: Rated R for sexuality, some violence, and language

The English Patient is a compelling story of a man, his face burned away, bedridden in an Italian villa. His memories return slowly, taking him back to World War 2, where he was a cartographer in Egypt. His affair with a married woman, ending in tragedy, is played out, through the high points, the low points, and anything in-between....

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The all-around winner of the 1996 Academy Awards, "The English Patient" is a timeless love story set against the bleak conditions of World War II. Surprisingly, the movie features very little warfare but plenty of serious drama; the end result is a finely acted, well made picture that might just be a tad overrated. Full movie review »

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