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The English Patient

In love, there are no boundaries.

7.1(2,487)19962h 42m20

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.

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Status
Released
Budget
$27M
Box office
$232M
Language
German
  • egypt
  • secret love
  • amnesia
  • airplane
  • cairo
  • identity
  • intelligence
  • traitor
  • burn
  • world war ii
  • landmine
  • expedition

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Behind the camera

Produced in

United Kingdom, United States of America

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • TheatricalR14 Nov 1996
  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical1514 Mar 1997
  • AustraliaAU

    • TheatricalM6 Mar 1997
  • CanadaCA

    • TheatricalR22 Nov 1996
  • BelgiumBE

    • Theatrical (limited)1814 Nov 1996
  • BrazilBR

    • Theatrical1628 Feb 1997
    • TV14mj.gov.br12 Nov 2018
  • ChinaCN

    • PremiereBeijing International Film Festival18 Apr 2026
  • CzechiaCZ

    • TheatricalU20 Mar 1997
    • PhysicalDVD, FilmX31 Aug 2006
  • FranceFR

    • TheatricalU12 Mar 1997
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical1226 Feb 1997
  • GreeceGR

    • Theatrical1514 Mar 1997
  • IrelandIE

    • Theatrical1514 Mar 1997

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The English Patient was released on 14 November 1996.

Audience reviews

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    CinemaSerf

    6/29/2022

    7/10

    "Hana" (Juliette Binoche) volunteers to remain in war-torn Italy to look after her badly burnt patient. Who is he? Well nobody knows. All he recalls is that he came from England and that some time ago he was married. The arrival of the enigmatic Canadian "Caravaggio" (Willem Dafoe) starts to unravel the mystery as his suspicions as to the bedridden man's true identity, along with that man's gradually more lucid recol…

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    NunzioGiannatelli

    3/8/2026

    Also remembered for a rare full frontal scene involving Kristin Scott Thomas' hairy triangle, The English Patient serves as a poignant critique of how nationalism and colonial borders dismantle human connection. The desert’s "mapless" freedom offers a romantic sanctuary, yet this ideal is ultimately crushed by the rigid, lethal identities imposed by WWII. Through Kip, the Sikh sapper, the film exposes the racial hier…

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