The English patient
By: Miramax Films ; produced by Saul Zaentz ; directed by Anthony Minghella ; screenplay by Anthony Minghella
Contributors: Fiennes, Ralph; Binoche, Juliette, 1964-; Dafoe, Willem; Scott-Thomas, Kristin, 1960-; Ondaatje, Michael, 1943-; Miramax Home Entertainment (Firm); DVS Home Video (Firm)
Publisher: Miramax Home Entertainment; Dist. by DVS Home Video
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Burbank, Calif; Boston, MA
Language: eng
Format: [videorecording] /
Number of pages: 162
Subjects: Drama; Love; World War, 1939-1945
Description: At the end of World War 2, four survivors live in an abandoned villa in Italy: a nurse, her English patient, a thief whose skills were put to heroic use during the war, and an Indian sapper hunting out unexploded bombs.
Notes: Verbal description of action is included on sound track for the visually impaired.

Based on the novel by Michael Ondaatje.

Originally released as a motion picture in 1996.

Director of photography, John Seale ; production design, Stuart Craig ; editors, Walter Murch, Craig Richards ; music, Gabriel Yared.

Ralph Fiennes, Juliette Binoche, Willem Dafoe, Kristin Scott Thomas, Naveen Andrews, Colin Firth, Julian Wadham.

MPAA rating: R.

Adult.

VHS Hi-fi Dolby surround stereo.

For private home use only.

Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.

Academy Awards for 1996: Best Picture; Best Director, Anthony Minghella; Best Supporting Actress, Juliette Binoche