The English Patient ( film ) - wikipedia The English Patient ( film ) The English Patient Theatrical release poster Directed by Anthony Minghella Produced by Saul Zaentz Screenplay by Anthony Minghella Based on The English Patient by Michael Ondaatje Starring Ralph Fiennes Juliette Binoche Willem Dafoe Kristin Scott Thomas Naveen Andrews Colin Firth Julian Wadham Jürgen Prochnow Music by Gabriel Yared Cinematography John Seale Edited by Walter Murch Production company Tiger Moth Productions Distributed by Miramax Films Release date November 15, 1996 ( 1996 - 11 - 15 ) Running time 162 minutes Country United States Language English German Italian Arabic Budget $27 -- 31 million Box office $232 million 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 film was released to critical acclaim, and received 12 nominations at the 69th Academy Awards, eventually winning nine, including Best Picture, Best Director for Minghella, and Best Supporting Actress for Juliette Binoche. Ralph Fiennes, playing the titular character, and Kristin Scott Thomas were Oscar - nominated for their performances. The film also won five BAFTA Awards and two Golden Globes. The British Film Institute ranked The English Patient the 55th greatest British film of the 20th century. Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 4 Reception 5 Awards 6 References 7 External links Plot In the final days of the Italian Campaign of World War II, Hana, a French - Canadian nurse of the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps, obtains permission from her unit to move into a bombed - out Italian monastery, to look after a dying, critically burned man who speaks English but can not remember his name. The patient 's only possession is a copy of Herodotus ' Histories with notes, pictures and mementos contained inside. They are soon joined by Kip, a Sikh sapper in the British Army posted with his sergeant to clear mines and unexploded bombs in the local area, including one in the monastery where Hana and the English Patient are residing. David Caravaggio, a Canadian Intelligence Corps operative who has no thumbs as a result of torture during a German interrogation, also arrives to stay at the monastery. Caravaggio questions the patient, who gradually reveals his past to him, Hana and Kip through a series of flashbacks. The patient tells Hana and Caravaggio that, in the late 1930s, he was exploring a region of the Sahara Desert near the Egyptian - Libyan border. He is revealed to be Hungarian cartographer Count László de Almásy, who was mapping the Sahara as part of a Royal Geographical Society archeological and surveying expedition in Egypt and Libya with a group including his good friend, Englishman Peter Madox. Their expedition is joined by a British couple, Geoffrey and Katharine Clifton, who own a new plane and are to contribute to the aerial survey efforts. Almásy is given clues by a local Bedouin man which help the group to discover the location of the Cave of Swimmers, an ancient site of cave paintings in the Gilf Kebir. The group begin to document their find, during which time Almásy falls in love with Katharine. He writes about her in notes folded into his book, which Katharine discovers when Almásy awkwardly accepts her offer of two watercolours she has painted of the cave imagery, and asks her to paste them into the book. The two begin an affair on their return to Cairo, while the group arranges for more detailed archaeological surveys of the cave and the surrounding area. Almásy buys a silver thimble in the market as a gift to Katharine. Some months later, Katharine abruptly ends their affair from fear her husband Geoffrey will discover it. Shortly afterwards the archaeological projects are halted due to the onset of the war. Madox leaves his Boeing - Stearman aeroplane at Kufra Oasis before his intended return to Britain. Over the days while Almásy relates his story, Hana and Kip begin a shy love affair, but Kip is reposted once he has cleared the area of explosives. They agree they will meet again. While Almásy is packing up the base camp at the cave site, Geoffrey, in an attempted murder - suicide having apparently long known about the affair between Almásy and Katharine, deliberately crashes his own Tiger Moth plane, narrowly missing Almásy. Geoffrey is killed instantly and Katharine is seriously injured. Almásy carries her to the Cave of Swimmers, realising she is wearing the thimble he gave to her on a chain around her neck. She confesses that she has always loved him despite ending their affair. After leaving her with provisions, Almásy begins a three - day walk across the desert to get help. At British - held El Tag he attempts to explain the situation, but on revealing his name, is detained on suspicion of being a German spy and transported on a train. He escapes from the train, and soon afterwards comes in contact with a German army unit. He exchanges the survey maps in his possession for aeroplane fuel and transport to Kufra Oasis, where he refuels Madox 's plane and flies back to the cave. However, he finds that Katharine has since died. He takes a letter she has written to him by torchlight to fold into his book, and he flies himself and Katharine 's body away. Before long, though, the plane is shot down by German anti-aircraft guns. Almásy is badly burned and is rescued by a group of Bedouin, who bring him to the Siwa Oasis from where he is moved to Italy. After he has related his story, Almásy indicates to Hana that he wishes to die, pushing several unopened vials of morphine towards her as she gives him his regular injection for pain relief. Though visibly upset, she grants his wishes for a compassionate death and reads Katharine 's final letter to him as he dies. She and Caravaggio leave the monastery for Florence with a passing army truck, and she hugs Almásy 's book to herself as she rides away. Cast Ralph Fiennes as Count László Almásy Kristin Scott Thomas as Katharine Clifton Willem Dafoe as David Caravaggio Juliette Binoche as Hana Naveen Andrews as Kip Colin Firth as Geoffrey Clifton Julian Wadham as Peter Madox Jürgen Prochnow as Major Müller Kevin Whately as Sgt. Hardy Clive Merrison as Fenelon - Barnes Nino Castelnuovo as D'Agostino Hichem Rostom as Fouad Peter Rühring as Bermann Geordie Johnson as Oliver Torri Higginson as Mary Liisa Repo - Martell as Jan Raymond Coulthard as Rupert Douglas Philip Whitchurch as Corporal Dade Lee Ross as Spalding Anthony Smee as Beach Interrogation Officer Matthew Ferguson as Young Canadian Soldier Jason Done as Kiss Me soldier Roger Morlidge as Desert Train Sergeant Production Triumph 3HW 350cc motorcycle specified in the novel as Kip 's choice of transport and used in the film Saul Zaentz was interested in working with Anthony Minghella after he saw the director 's film Truly, Madly, Deeply ( 1990 ) ; Minghella brought this project to the producer 's attention. Michael Ondaatje, the Sri Lankan - born Canadian author of the novel, worked closely with the filmmakers. During the development of the project with 20th Century Fox, according to Minghella, the `` studio wanted the insurance policy of so - called bigger '' actors. Zaentz recalled, `` they 'd look at you and say, ' Could we cast Demi Moore in the role ' ? '' Not until Miramax Films took over was the director 's preference for Scott Thomas accepted. The film was shot on location in Tunisia and Italy. with a production budget of $31 million. The Conversations : Walter Murch and the Art of Editing Film ( 2002 ) by Michael Ondaatje is based on the conversations between the author and film editor. Murch, with a career that already included complex works like the Godfather trilogy, The Conversation, and Apocalypse Now, dreaded the task of editing the film with multiple flashbacks and time frames. Once he began, the possibilities became apparent, some of which took him away from the order of the original script. A reel without sound was made so scene change visuals would be consistent with the quality of the aural aspect between the two. The final cut features over 40 temporal transitions. It was during this time that Murch met Ondaatje and they were able to exchange thoughts about editing the film. Two types of aircraft are used in the film, a De Havilland D.H. 82 Tiger Moth and a Boeing - Stearman Model 75. Both are biplanes. The camp crash scene was made with a ​ ⁄ - size scale model. The Hungarian folk song, `` Szerelem, Szerelem '', performed by Muzsikas featuring Márta Sebestyén, featured in the film. Reception The film received widespread critical acclaim, was a box office success and a major award winner : victorious in 9 out of 12 nominated Academy Awards categories ; 2 out of 7 nominated Golden Globe Awards categories ; and 6 out of 13 nominated BAFTA Award categories. The film has a `` Certified Fresh '' rating of 84 % on Rotten Tomatoes based on 80 reviews, with an average rating of 7.7 / 10. The website 's critical consensus states, `` Though it suffers from excessive length and ambition, director Minghella 's adaptation of the Michael Ondaatje novel is complex, powerful, and moving. '' The film also has a rating of 87 / 100 on Metacritic, based on 31 critical reviews, indicating `` universal acclaim ''. Chicago Sun Times critic Roger Ebert gave the film a four - star rating, saying `` it 's the kind of movie you can see twice -- first for the questions, the second time for the answers ''. In his movie guide, Leonard Maltin rated the film ​ 3 ⁄ out of 4, calling it `` a mesmerizing adaptation '' of Ondaatje 's novel, saying `` Fiennes and Scott Thomas are perfectly matched '', and he concluded by calling the film `` an exceptional achievement all around ''. Awards Organization / Association Award Actor / Crew Outcome Remarks 69th Academy Awards Best Picture Saul Zaentz Won Best Actress in a Supporting Role Juliette Binoche Won In her acceptance speech, Binoche said she had expected Lauren Bacall to win for The Mirror Has Two Faces, which would have been her first Oscar. Best Art Direction Art Direction : Stuart Craig ; Set Decoration : Stephanie McMillan Won Best Cinematography John Seale Won Best Costume Design Ann Roth Won Best Director Anthony Minghella Won Best Film Editing Walter Murch Won Best Original Dramatic Score Gabriel Yared Won See The English Patient ( soundtrack ). As he accepted the Academy Award for Best Song, for `` You Must Love Me '' in Evita, Andrew Lloyd Webber joked, `` Thank heavens there was n't a song in The English Patient is all I can say. '' since it had such a strong presence. Best Sound Walter Murch, Mark Berger, David Parker, and Christopher Newman Won Best Actor in a Leading Role Ralph Fiennes Nominated Best Actress in a Leading Role Kristin Scott Thomas Nominated Best Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published Anthony Minghella Nominated 54th Golden Globe Awards Best Motion Picture -- Drama Saul Zaentz Won Best Original Score Gabriel Yared Won Best Director Anthony Minghella Nominated Best Actor in a Motion Picture -- Drama Ralph Fiennes Nominated Best Actress in a Motion Picture -- Drama Kristin Scott Thomas Nominated Best Supporting Actress -- Motion Picture Juliette Binoche Nominated Best Screenplay Anthony Minghella Nominated 50th British Academy Film Awards Best Film Saul Zaentz Won Best Cinematography John Seale Won Best Editing Walter Murch Won Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role Juliette Binoche Won Best Screenplay -- Adapted Anthony Minghella Won Best Music Gabriel Yared Won Best Direction Anthony Minghella Nominated Best Actor in a Leading Role Ralph Fiennes Nominated Best Actress in a Leading Role Kristin Scott Thomas Nominated Best Costume Design Ann Roth Nominated Best Production Design Stuart Craig Nominated Best Sound Nominated Best Makeup / Hair Nigel Booth Nominated 47th Berlin International Film Festival ( 1997 ) Silver Bear for Best Actress Juliette Binoche Won Golden Bear Anthony Minghella Nominated Year Distinction Date Checked Remarks 2002 AFI 's 100 Years... 100 Passions # 56 1999 BFI Top 100 British films # 55 References Jump up ^ `` The English Patient ( 15 ) ''. British Board of Film Classification. 4 December 1996. Retrieved 4 March 2013. Jump up ^ `` The English Patient ''. American Film Institute. Retrieved December 1, 2017. Jump up ^ `` The English Patient ''. British Film Institute. Retrieved December 1, 2017. ^ Jump up to : The English Patient at Box Office Mojo ^ Jump up to : Shulgasser, Barbara ( 22 November 1996 ). `` Masterful ' English Patient ' ''. San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 30 May 2015. Jump up ^ British Film Institute - Top 100 British Films ( 1999 ). Retrieved August 27, 2016 Jump up ^ Ondaatje, Michael ( 24 March 2008 ). `` Remembering my friend Anthony Minghella ''. The Guardian. Retrieved 30 May 2015. ^ Jump up to : Blades, John ( 24 November 1996 ). `` ' The English Patient ' : Minghella 's Film Fitting Treatment of Ondaatje Novel ''. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 30 May 2015. Jump up ^ `` Saul Zaentz producer of Oscar winning movies dies at 92 ''. The New York Times. 5 January 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2015. ( Subscription required ( help ) ). Jump up ^ `` Film locations for The English Patient ( 1996 ) ''. movie-locations.com. 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2015. Jump up ^ Random House Inc. Jump up ^ Bolton, Chris ( August 31, 2002 ). `` The Conversations : Walter Murch and the Art of Editing Film by Michael Ondaatje ''. Powell 's Books. Archived from the original on May 30, 2015. Retrieved May 30, 2015. Jump up ^ `` The English Patient ''. The Internet Movie Plane Database. 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2015. Jump up ^ `` De Havilland D.H. 82 Tiger Moth ''. Aviastar.org. 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2015. Jump up ^ `` Stearman Model 75 : History, performance and specifications ''. pilotfriend.com. 2006. Retrieved 30 May 2015. Jump up ^ The English Patient at Rotten Tomatoes Jump up ^ The English Patient at Metacritic Jump up ^ Ebert, Roger ( 22 November 1996 ). `` The English Patient Movie Review ( 1996 ) ''. rogerebert.com. Retrieved 30 May 2015. Jump up ^ Maltin, Leonard ( 2013 ). 2013 Movie Guide. Penguin Books. p. 416. ISBN 978 - 0 - 451 - 23774 - 3. ^ Jump up to : Van Gelder, Lawrence ( 25 March 1997 ). `` ' English Patient ' Dominates Oscars With Nine, Including Best Picture ''. The New York Times. The New York Times Company. Retrieved 18 June 2008. ^ Jump up to : `` The 69th Academy Awards ( 1997 ) Nominees and Winners ''. oscars.org. Archived from the original on February 1, 2012. Retrieved 23 November 2011. Jump up ^ `` Berlinale : 1997 Prize Winners ''. berlinale.de. Retrieved 8 January 2012. Jump up ^ `` BFI 's Top 100 British Films of the 20th Century ''. listal.com. 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2015. Further reading Blakesley, David ( 2007 ). `` Mapping the other : The English Patient, colonial rhetoric, and cinematic representation ''. The Terministic Screen : Rhetorical Perspectives on Film. Southern Illinois University Press. ISBN 0 - 8093 - 2488 - 1. Deer, Patrick ( 2005 ). `` Defusing The English Patient ''. In Stam, Robert ; Raengo, Alessandra. Literature and Film : A Guide to the Theory and Practice of Film Adaptation. Blackwell. ISBN 0 - 631 - 23054 - 8. Minghella, Anthony ( 1997 ). The English Patient : A Screenplay by Anthony Minghella. Methuen Publishing. ISBN 0 - 413 - 71500 - 0. Thomas, Bronwen ( 2000 ). `` Piecing together a mirage : Adapting The English patient for the screen ''. In Giddings, Robert ; Sheen, Erica. The Classic Novel from Page to Screen. Manchester University Press. ISBN 0 - 7190 - 5230 - 0. Yared, Gabriel ( 2007 ). Gabriel Yared 's The English Patient : A Film Score Guide. The Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0 - 8108 - 5910 - 6. 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Question: who played count almasy in the english patient
Answer: Ralph Fiennes