The English Patient

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The English Patient
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R,2hrs 42min
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Released:
November 15, 1996
Distributor:
Walt Disney Video
Synopsis: Anthony Minghella wrote and directed this award-winning adaptation of Michael Ondaatje's novel about a doomed and tragic romance set against the backdrop of World War II. In a field hospital in Italy, Hana (Juliette Binoche), a nurse from Canada, is caring for a pilot who was horribly burned in a plane wreck; he has no identification and cannot remember his name, so he's known simply as "the English Patient," thanks to his accent. When the hospital is forced to evacuate, Hana determines en route ... Full Synopsis
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To transport picturegoers to a unique place in the glare of the earth, in the darkness of the heart--this, you realize with a gasp of joy, is what movies can do. Full Review
Metascore
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87
Universal Acclaim
out of 100
Featured Cast
Count Laszlo Almasy
Caravaggio
Katharine Clifton
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