| Description |
2 videodiscs (162 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
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digital video surround rda |
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videodisc |
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DVD |
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video file DVD rda |
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Motion picture |
| Series |
Miramax collector's series |
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Miramax collector's series.
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| System Details |
DVD; Region 1, NTSC; DTS 5.1 Digital surround sound, Dolby Digital surround sound; widescreen presentation, aspect ratio 1.85:1. |
| Language |
In English with optional subtitles in Spanish and French; closed-captioned. |
| Note |
Based on the novel by Michael Ondaatje. |
| Performer |
Ralph Fiennes (Almásy), Juliette Binoche (Hana), Willem Dafoe (Caravaggio), Kristin Scott Thomas (Katharine Clifton), Naveen Andrews (Kip), Colin Firth (Geoffrey Clifton), Julian Wadham (Madox), Jürgen Prochnow (Major Muller), Kevin Whately (Hardy), Clive Merrison (Fenelon-Barnes), Nino Castelnuovo (D'Agostino), Hichem Rostom (Fouad), Peter Rühring (Bermann). |
| Credits |
Director of photography, John Seale ; film editor, Walter Murch ; original music composed by Gabriel Yared ; costume designer, Ann Roth ; production designer, Stuart Craig. |
| Note |
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1996. |
| Summary |
At the end of World War II, a mysterious, horribly burned man who claims not to remember his name, known only as the "English patient," lies near death in an Italian villa. He is cared for by a quietly desperate young nurse, Hana, herself a victim of the war. With her at the villa are Kip, a young Sikh bomb-disposal expert, and a shadowy thief with bandaged hands named Caravaggio. The key to the burned man's past may lie in his commonplace book, a volume of Herodotus, and its intimations of the sacred whirlwind of a great, mysterious, passionate, and tragically doomed love, which trapped two unsuspecting people, forever. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: rated R, for sexuality, some violence and language. |
| Contents |
Opening credits -- Last requests -- Questions and answers -- Minefield -- Hana stays behind -- Story of Candaules -- New houseguest -- Dangerous Bach -- Writings on the wall -- Newfound feelings -- Katherine remains -- Sandstorm -- Reading lessons -- Unexpected visitor -- Illicit liaisons -- Plan of surprise -- Gift for Kip -- Clearing out -- Torture room -- Drunken spectacle -- Volume of light -- Defusing the bomb -- It's raining -- Disastrous celebration -- Caravaggio's departure -- Death flight -- In need of help -- Train trip -- Reflections -- Fatal injection -- End credits. |
| Note |
Disc one: Special features: feature commentary with director Anthony Minghella; feature commentary with director and screenwriter Anthony Minghella, producer Saul Zaentz, and English Patient author Michael Ondaatje. |
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Disc two: Bonus material: About Michael Ondaatje (22 min.); From novel to screenplay: interviews with cast and crew (8 min.); The formidable Saul Zaentz (2 min.); A historical look at the real Count Almasy (9 min.); Filmmaker conversations (79 min.); The work of Stuart Craig: production designer (4 min.); The eyes of Phil Bray: still photographer (3 min.); Master class with Anthony Minghella: deleted scenes (20 min.); Black and white to colour: the making of The English Patient (53 min.); Reviews of The English Patient [text feature]; sneak peeks [previews] (9 minutes). |
| Awards |
Winner, 1997 Academy Awards for Best Picture (Saul Zaentz); Best Director (Anthony Minghella); Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Juliette Binoche); Best Cinematography (John Seale); Best Film Editing (Walter Murch); Best Music, Original Dramatic Score (Gabriel Yared); Best Sound (Walter Murch, Mark Berger, David Parker, Christopher Newman); Best Art Direction-Set Decoration (Stuart Craig, Stephanie McMillan); Best Costume Design (Ann Roth). |
| Subject |
Ondaatje, Michael, 1943- -- Film adaptations.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Italy -- Drama.
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Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
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Ordnance disposal units -- Great Britain -- Drama.
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Geographers -- Great Britain -- Drama.
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Thieves -- Drama.
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Spies -- Drama.
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Nurses -- Drama.
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Love -- Drama.
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Jilf al Kabir Plateau (Egypt) -- Drama.
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Florence (Italy) -- History -- Drama.
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Guerra Mundial II, 1939-1945 -- Italia -- Teatro.
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Enfermeras -- Teatro.
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Amor -- Teatro.
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Ondaatje, Michael, 1943- (OCoLC)fst00000695
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World War (1939-1945) (OCoLC)fst01180924
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Geographers. (OCoLC)fst00940419
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Love. (OCoLC)fst01002769
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Man-woman relationships. (OCoLC)fst01007080
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Nurses. (OCoLC)fst01041618
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Ordnance disposal units. (OCoLC)fst01047453
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Spies. (OCoLC)fst01129772
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Thieves. (OCoLC)fst01149995
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Egypt -- Jilf al Kabir Plateau.
(OCoLC)fst01309821
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Great Britain. (OCoLC)fst01204623
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Italy. (OCoLC)fst01204565
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Italy -- Florence.
(OCoLC)fst01204699
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| Chronological Term |
1939-1945
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| Genre/Form |
DVD-Video discs.
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Fiction films.
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Feature films.
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Film adaptations.
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War films.
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Historical films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Drama. (OCoLC)fst01423879
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Feature films. (OCoLC)fst01710384
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Fiction films. (OCoLC)fst01710264
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Film adaptations. (OCoLC)fst01710491
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Historical films. (OCoLC)fst01710314
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History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired. (OCoLC)fst01710450
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War films. (OCoLC)fst01710402
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| Added Author |
Zaentz, Saul.
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Minghella, Anthony.
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Fiennes, Ralph.
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Binoche, Juliette, 1964-
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Dafoe, Willem.
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Scott-Thomas, Kristin, 1960-
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Andrews, Naveen, 1969-
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Firth, Colin, 1960-
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Wadham, Julian, 1958-
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Prochnow, Jürgen.
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Whately, Kevin.
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Merrison, Clive.
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Castelnuovo, Nino, 1936-2021
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Yared, Gabriel.
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Seale, John, 1942-
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Murch, Walter, 1943-
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Roth, Ann, 1931-
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Ondaatje, Michael, 1943-
English patient.
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Miramax Films.
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Miramax Home Entertainment (Firm)
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Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm)
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| ISBN |
0788853392 |
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9780788853395 |
| Standard No. |
786936239065 |
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031398138136 |
| Music No. |
35002 Miramax Home Entertainment |
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30519 Miramax Home Entertainment |
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