Title The English Patient Overview Beginning in the 1930s, The English Patient tells the story of Count Almásy who 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 that is later revealed in a series of flashbacks while Almásy is on his death bed after being horribly burned in a plane crash. Tagline In love, there are no boundaries. Genres Drama, Romance, War Keywords cairo, egypt, identity, amnesia, world war ii, burn, landmine, expedition, cave, sandstorm, royal geographic society, cave painting, prisoners of war, map, mine clearer, hearing, desert scientist, intelligence, traitor, mural painting, airplane, secret love Production Companies Miramax Films, Tiger Moth Productions Production Countries United Kingdom, United States of America Spoken Languages Deutsch, Italiano, العربية, English Original Language en Runtime minutes 162 Release Year 1996
Worldwide box office revenue: approximately 232 million USD