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The English Patient (movie)

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The English Patient is a 1996 epic romantic war drama movie based on the novel of the same name by Michael Ondaatje. It was written and directed by Anthony Minghella.

The English Patient
Ralph Fiennes, the protagonist of the film.
Directed byAnthony Minghella
Screenplay byAnthony Minghella
Based onThe English Patient
by Michael Ondaatje
Produced bySaul Zaentz
Starring
CinematographyJohn Seale
Edited byWalter Murch
Music byGabriel Yared
Production
company
Tiger Moth Productions
Distributed byMiramax Films
Release date
  • November 15, 1996 (1996-11-15)
Running time
161 minutes[1]
CountriesUnited States[2][3]
United Kingdom[4]
Languages
  • English
  • German
  • Italian
  • Arabic
Budget$27–43 million[5][6][7]
Box office$232 million[5]

It stars Joseph Fiennes, Kristin Scott Thomas, Juliette Binoche and Willem Dafoe. This melodrama won many Academy Awards, including Best Picture of the Year.

Other websites

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  1. ↑ "The English Patient (15)". British Board of Film Classification. 4 December 1996. Archived from the original on February 21, 2014. Retrieved 4 March 2013.
  2. ↑ "The English Patient". American Film Institute. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
  3. ↑ "The English Patient". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on July 27, 2017. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
  4. ↑ Bauer, Patricia. "The English Patient". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  5. 1 2 The English Patient at Box Office Mojo
  6. ↑ Shulgasser, Barbara (22 November 1996). "Masterful 'English Patient'". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
  7. ↑ Harris, Dana (March 20, 2000). "Zaentz 'English' Impatient". Variety. p. 58.
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