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directed by Anthony Minghella
In love, there are no boundaries.
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.

Ralph Fiennes
Almásy

Juliette Binoche
Hana

Willem Dafoe
David Caravaggio

Kristin Scott Thomas
Katharine Clifton

Naveen Andrews
Sikh Kip

Colin Firth
Geoffrey Clifton

Julian Wadham
Madox

Torri Higginson
Mary
Director
Anthony Minghella
Language
EN
Budget
$27M
Box Office
$232M
The English Patientby Michael Ondaatje (1992)
Ondaatje's lyrical prose is nearly impossible to adapt — Minghella's film linearizes a deliberately fragmented novel
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