Clive Merrison, Colin Firth, Geordie Johnson
Set in North Africa and Italy during the late 1930's and early '40's, The English Patient is an epic drama of two haunting love stories that unfolds against a background of international upheaval. Thr...( read more
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DVD Release Date: March 24, 1998
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Flixster Reviews (4,701)
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October 9, 2009i have been wanting to watch the movie for sooo long! I read the Novel and I like the movie more for several reasons. One its easier to understand what finnally happened @ the end. In the Novel they never really tell you what happened @ the villa after the discover who the Englis...( read more)
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September 23, 2009Painfully overrated, dull as dishwater and it rips off Ice Cold in Alex too!
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August 10, 2009one of those rarities that keep your eyes firmly glued to the screen. juliette binoche helped too. i gotta give it to minghella. he used colin firth and ralph fiennes and i didn't want to instantly turn it off. two actors i religiously avoid
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November 28, 2008''New lovers are nervous and tender, but smash everything. For the heart is an organ of fire.''
At the close of WWII, a young nurse tends to a badly-burned plane crash victim. His past is shown in flashbacks, revealing an involvement in a fateful love affair....( read more) -
October 18, 2008The English Patient starring Juliette Binoche, Kristin Scott Thomas, Colin Firth, and Ralph Fiennes is a very good film. I would strongly recommend this lovely film to people. This movie centers during the 1930's and 40's love affairs set in Europe.
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Critic Reviews
May 12, 2001
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
This poetic, evocative film version of the famous novel by Michael Ondaatje circles down through layers of mystery until all of the puzzles in the story have been solved, and only the great wound of a... full review
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June 8, 2007I particularly enjoyed the storyline involving Naveen Andrews and Juliette Binoche. Seeing this film made me think of how great Ralph Fiennes would be in playing the role of Lawrence of Arabia if there ever was a remake.
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