8.2 Score

1996 • 2h 42min • R • Drama, Romance, War

The English Patient

"In love, there are no boundaries."

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.

IMDb 7.4

RT 86%

MC 86

Director

Anthony Minghella

Composer

Gabriel Yared

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Ralph Fiennes

Almásy

Juliette Binoche

Hana

Willem Dafoe

David Caravaggio

Kristin Scott Thomas

Katharine Clifton

Naveen Andrews

Sikh Kip

Colin Firth

Geoffrey Clifton

Julian Wadham

Madox

Torri Higginson

Mary

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Ralph Fiennes Almásy

Juliette Binoche Hana

Willem Dafoe David Caravaggio

Kristin Scott Thomas Katharine Clifton

Naveen Andrews Sikh Kip

Colin Firth Geoffrey Clifton

Julian Wadham Madox

Torri Higginson Mary

Jürgen Prochnow Major Muller

Kevin Whately Sgt. Hardy

Clive Merrison Fenelon-Barnes

Nino Castelnuovo D'Agostino

Hichem Rostom Fouad

Peter Rühring Bermann

Geordie Johnson Oliver

Liisa Repo-Martell Jan

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