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      The English Patient

      1996, Drama/Romance, 2h 42m

      94 Reviews 50,000+ Ratings

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      Though it suffers from excessive length and ambition, director Minghella's adaptation of the Michael Ondaatje novel is complex, powerful, and moving. Read critic reviews

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      The sweeping expanses of the Sahara are the setting for a passionate love affair in this adaptation of Michael Ondaatje's novel. A badly burned man, Laszlo de Almasy (Ralph Fiennes), is tended to by a nurse, Hana (Juliette Binoche), in an Italian monastery near the end of World War II. His past is revealed through flashbacks involving a married Englishwoman (Kristin Scott Thomas) and his work mapping the African landscape. Hana learns to heal her own scars as she helps the dying man.

      • Rating: R

      • Genre: Drama, Romance

      • Original Language: English

      • Director: Anthony Minghella

      • Producer: Saul Zaentz

      • Writer: Michael Ondaatje, Anthony Minghella

      • Release Date (Theaters):  original

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      • Box Office (Gross USA): $78.7M

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      • Distributor: Miramax Films

      • Production Co: Miramax Films, J&M Entertainment

      • Sound Mix: Dolby Digital, DTS, Surround

      • Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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      • Jul 04, 2014

        The kind of overlong and self-important epic-scale drama that seems tailor-made to win every award for its outstanding visuals, performances, make-up and editing, but which suffers from an excess of characters and subplots while lacking in focus and meaning.

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      • Aug 13, 2013

        A great and touching tragedy two two distinct and equally rewarding romances, one in the "present" and one in the "past". An honest and rewarding depiction of Ondaatje's work.

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      • Jan 01, 2013

        Though its script isn't perfect, and the romance between supporting characters Hanna and Kip feels slightly extraneous, "The English Patient" is a well-acted, beautifully lensed romance story that evokes memories of other cinematic classics (and Best Picture Oscar winners) "Casablanca" and "Lawrence of Arabia" with its epic storytelling and lavish production design, impressing on both a technical and emotional level.

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      • Oct 27, 2012

        Excellent, moving film. Fiennes can do no wrong. This is one of the few films in which I appreciated Willen Defoe's acting.

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