The English Patient
Nov 14 1996
•3h 42m
•Drama, Romance, War
In the 1930s, Count Almásy 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.
Cast
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Ralph Fiennes
Count László de Almásy
Juliette Binoche
Hana
Willem Dafoe
David Caravaggio
Kristin Scott Thomas
Katharine Clifton
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