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The English Patient

In the 1930s, Count Almásy 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.

1996 |2h 42m |  Drama, Romance, War

Videos

Cast

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Ralph Fiennes

Count László de Almásy

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Juliette Binoche

Hana

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Willem Dafoe

David Caravaggio

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Kristin Scott Thomas

Katharine Clifton

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Naveen Andrews

Sikh Kip

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Colin Firth

Geoffrey Clifton

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Julian Wadham

Madox

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Torri Higginson

Mary

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Jürgen Prochnow

Major Muller

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Kevin Whately

Sgt. Hardy

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Clive Merrison

Fenelon-Barnes

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Nino Castelnuovo

D'Agostino

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Hichem Rostom

Fouad

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Geordie Johnson

Oliver

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Liisa Repo-Martell

Jan

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Raymond Coulthard

Rupert Douglas

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Philip Whitchurch

Corporal Dade

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Jason Done

Kiss Me Soldier

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Roger Morlidge

Sergeant - Desert Train

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Simon Sherlock

Private - Desert Train

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Sebastian Schipper

Interrogation Room Soldier

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Sonia Mankaï

Arab Nurse

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Rim Turkhi

Aicha

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Sebastian Rudolph

Officer In Square

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Sondos Belhassen

Woman with Baby In Square

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Gregor Truter

Corporal - El Taj

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Amanda Walker

Lady Hampton

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Matthew Ferguson

Young Canadian Soldier

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Lee Ross

Spalding

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Dominic Mafham

Officer - El Taj

More Details

Status

Released

Language

German, Italian, Arabic, English

Budget

$27,000,000.00

Revenue

$231,976,425.00