| Movie Name | The English Patient |
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| Released | 6 March, 1997 |
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| Genre | Adaptation |
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| Runtime | 162 Min. |
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| Rating | R |
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| Director(s) | Anthony Minghella |
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| Producer(s) | Saul Zaentz |
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| Writer(s) | Anthony Minghella (screenplay), Michael Ondaatje (novel) |
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| Distribution | Miramax Films |
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| Budget | US$27 million (estimated) |
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| U.S. Box Office | $78,651,430 |
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| Country | USA |
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| Language | English, German, Italian, Arabic |
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 The English Patient is a 1996 film adaptation of the novel by Michael Ondaatje. The film, directed by Anthony Minghella, won nine Academy Awards, including Best Picture. Ondaatje worked closely with the filmmakers to preserve his artistic vision, and has stated that he is happy with the film as an adaptation.
The film is set during World War II and depicts a critically burned man, at first known only as 'the English patient', who is being looked after by Hana, a French-Canadian nurse in ..
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Cast:
Ralph Fiennes - Count Laszlo de Almásy
Juliette Binoche - Hana
Willem Dafoe - David Caravaggio
Kristin Scott Thomas - Katharine CliftonMore... | Crew:
Original Music by
Gabriel Yared
Cinematography byMore... | Trivia:
When Twentieth Century Fox was involved in the film, they tried to talk the producers out of casting Willem Dafoe and suggested three choices for the role of Caravaggio: John Goodman, Danny DeVito, or Richard Dreyfuss.In the scene where Hana is being pulled up to see the paintings in the church, the electric power and smoke for her "torch" was being piped through the seemingly real rope on which she was sitting. More... | Awards:
1997 Academy Awards:
Won, Best Picture
Won, Best Actress in a Supporting Role: Juliette Binoche
Won, Best Art Direction-Set Decoration (Stuart Craig and Stephanie McMillan)
More... | Quotes:
Caravaggio: In Italy, there's always chickens, but no eggs. In Africa there's eggs, but never chickens. Who separated them?
Almásy: I fear Madox knows about us, he keeps mentioning Anna Karenina
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Produced in: United States
Filming Locations:
Rome, Italy (Cinecitta Studios)
Tunisia
Studios: Miramax Films
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