---
title: 'The English Patient (1996)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Anthony Minghella'
released: '1996-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 162
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'War'
  - 'Romance'
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-english-patient-1996'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116209/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The English Patient (1996)

1996 · 162 min · Drama, War, Romance, Thriller · United Kingdom, United States


## Synopsis

The English Patient is a 1996 epic romantic war drama film directed by Anthony Minghella from his own script based on the 1992 novel by Michael Ondaatje, and produced by Saul Zaentz. The film stars Ralph Fiennes and Kristin Scott Thomas alongside Juliette Binoche, Willem Dafoe, Naveen Andrews and Colin Firth in supporting roles.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Anthony Minghella](https://cinepixo.com/people/anthony-minghella)
- **Screenplay:** [Anthony Minghella](https://cinepixo.com/people/anthony-minghella), [Michael Ondaatje](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-ondaatje)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Gabriel Yared](https://cinepixo.com/people/gabriel-yared)
- **Producer:** [Saul Zaentz](https://cinepixo.com/people/saul-zaentz)
- **Director of Photography:** [John Seale](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-seale)
- **Editor:** [Walter Murch](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-murch)

## Cast

- [Geordie Johnson](https://cinepixo.com/people/geordie-johnson)
- [Hichem Rostom](https://cinepixo.com/people/hichem-rostom)
- [Clive Merrison](https://cinepixo.com/people/clive-merrison)
- [Ralph Fiennes](https://cinepixo.com/people/ralph-fiennes) as László Almásy
- [Kevin Whately](https://cinepixo.com/people/kevin-whately)
- [Naveen Andrews](https://cinepixo.com/people/naveen-andrews) as Kip
- [Willem Dafoe](https://cinepixo.com/people/willem-dafoe) as Caravaggio
- [Peter Rühring](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-ruhring)
- [Jürgen Prochnow](https://cinepixo.com/people/jurgen-prochnow)
- [Nino Castelnuovo](https://cinepixo.com/people/nino-castelnuovo)
- [Julian Wadham](https://cinepixo.com/people/julian-wadham) as Madox
- [Kristin Scott Thomas](https://cinepixo.com/people/kristin-scott-thomas) as Katharine Clifton
- [Liisa Repo-Martell](https://cinepixo.com/people/liisa-repo-martell)
- [Juliette Binoche](https://cinepixo.com/people/juliette-binoche) as Hana
- [Colin Firth](https://cinepixo.com/people/colin-firth) as Geoffrey Clifton

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-english-patient-1996
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