Le Patient anglais

Synopsis

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.

Release date

14 Nov 1996

Directed by

Anthony Minghella

Runtime

2h 40m

Original title

The English Patient

Cast

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