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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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Anonymous says:

February 24, 2004

This movie has made such an emotinal impact on me.I liked the war part,but the love encounters where something else.The actors were suprisingly so charismatic.There is a scene in the tub,no special hairstyles,an old piece of a bathrobe,and a taste of forbidden love.It gives you an incredible amount of reality,and there are not many movies of these days like that.I can't belive some other peoples reviews.The movie has all the elements of a "true passion soul-mates".

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