The English Patient (1996)2h42
Drama · Romance · War
Director Anthony Minghella (6.8 avg)
Also directed The Talented Mr. Ripley, Cold Mountain, Breaking and Entering, and 6 more
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.
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Cast
Ralph Fiennes
Juliette Binoche
Willem Dafoe
Kristin Scott Thomas
Naveen Andrews
Colin Firth
Julian Wadham
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