"The English Patient" (1996)
The English Patient (1996)
Tiger Moth Productions
At the close of WWII, a young nurse tends to a badly-burned plane crash victim. His past is shown in flashbacks, revealing an involvement in a fateful love affair.
"The English Patient" is a 1996 American romantic war drama film directed by Anthony Minghella from his own script based on the novel of the same name by Michael Ondaatje and produced by Saul Zaentz. The film tells the story of Count László de Almásy, who is burned from a plane crash and tells his past story in flashbacks involving a romantic affair, while he is tended by a nurse.
The British Film Institute ranked The English Patient the 55th greatest British film of the 20th century.
Genre': Drama, Romance, War
Release date: November 15, 1996
Director: Anthony Minghella
Screenplay by: Anthony Minghella
Based on: The novel, "The English Patient" by Michael Ondaatje
Music by: Gabriel Yared
Cinematography: John Seale
Edited by: Walter Murch
Cast: Ralph Fiennes, Juliette Binoche, Willem Dafoe, Kristin Scott Thomas, Naveen Andrews, Colin Firth, Julian Wadham, Jürgen Prochnow
Distributed by: Miramax Films
Awards
- Best Picture
- Best Director
- Best Actress in a Supporting Role
- Best Cinematography
- Best Art Direction-Set Decoration
- Best Costume Design
- Best Sound
- Best Film Editing
- Best Music, Original Dramatic Score
- Best Motion Picture - Drama
- Best Original Score - Motion Picture
- Best Film
- Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
- Best Screenplay - Adapted
- Best Cinematography
- Best Editing
- Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music
* © 1996 - Miramax Films