The English Patient

1996 162 min 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.

IMDb 7.4 RT 86 Metacritic 86

budget $27,000,000 earnings $231,976,425 return 8.6x

director Anthony Minghella

writer Anthony Minghella

cast