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Ralph Fiennes, Kristin Scott Thomas, Juliette Binoche and Willem Dafoe in...

The English Patient

Criterion Collection

( Catalog Number CC1487L )
(THX) (1.85:1) (4 Sides) (CLV) (CC) (NTSC)

LaserDisc Special Features

One of the Best Versions on LaserDisc
Not Available on Criterion DVD
Audio Commentary by Director Anthony Minghella, Producer Saul Zaentz and Author Michael Ondaatje
24-minute Documentary "The English Patient: A Passionate Journey", featuring Interviews with Ralph Fiennes, Kristin Scott Thomas
Master Class with Anthony Minghella featuring Deleted Scenes
Readings from the Novel and Sceenplay by Anthony Minghella and Michael Ondaatje
TV Spots
Color Bars

The English Patient
1996 - 162 min. - Color
Genre: Drama
Rated R
Country: USA

LaserDisc Movie Storyline:
Set during World War II, this film adaptation of Michael Ondaatje's novel concerns a horribly scarred, amnesiac mapmaker (Ralph Fiennes) who is found by Bedouins in the desert and then transported to Italy. When Allied nurse Hana (Juliette Binoche) devotes herself to caring for the mysterious patient in an abandoned monastery, his story of a intense love affair with a colleague's wife (Kristin Scott Thomas) begins to unfold in a series of flashbacks. Hana, meanwhile, faces her own demons and explores her attraction to a Sikh bomb expert (Naveen Andrews). Tensions escalate at the monastery following the appearance of Caravaggio (Willem Dafoe), a thumbless thief who knows the identity of the mysterious patient. 

Anthony Minghella's (TRULY, MADLY, DEEPLY) award winning epic is beautifully filmed with awe-inspiring scenery that includes sweeping desert vistas, crowded village markets, and serene Tuscany roads. The superb supporting cast, which includes Willem Dafoe, Colin Firth and Naveen Andrews, matches flawless performances by Fiennes, Thomas, and Binoche.

LaserDisc Movie Review:
Anthony Minghella wrote and directed this award-winning adaptation of Michael Ondaatje's novel about a doomed and tragic romance set against the backdrop of World War II. In a field hospital in Italy, Hana (Juliette Binoche), a nurse from Canada, is caring for a pilot who was horribly burned in a plane wreck; he has no identification and cannot remember his name, so he's known simply as "the English Patient," thanks to his accent. When the hospital is forced to evacuate, the patient can't be moved far, so Hana and the patient are placed in a monastery, where they'll be picked up later. In time, Hana begins to piece together the patient's story from the shards of his memories; he's actually Count Laszlo Almasy (Ralph Fiennes), of Hungarian nobility and an explorer working with a group mapping uncharted territory in North Africa. An Englishman, Geoffrey Clifton (Colin Firth), soon joins Almasy's team; travelling with him is his lovely and spirited wife, Katherine (Kristin Scott Thomas). Katherine and Laszlo soon fall in love, which leads Laszlo to betray his friend, his country and all that is dear to him. Meanwhile, Hana and the Patient are joined by Kip (Naveen Andrews), a Sikh with a gift for defusing mines, and Caravaggio (Willem Dafoe), an intelligence agent who knows some of Laszlo's most shameful secrets. The English Patient won nine Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Supporting Actress (Juliette Binoche). --- Mark Deming

The English Patient is admired for the lush, romantic texture of its story and for its visual richness. It is a complex and rewarding film, meticulously produced and featuring superb performances from an ensemble cast, particularly Juliette Binoche, whose upset Oscar win as Best Supporting Actress (over sentimental favorite Lauren Bacall) is one aspect of the film that has never been significantly under question. It is also fair to say that few films have had so quick a downward re-evaluation. The winner of nine Academy Awards, including Best Picture, the film was released to a smartly designed marketing campaign of snob appeal that overwhelmed the Oscar voting season. There arose an immediate and continuing consensus that nine Oscars may have been too many for this romantic war epic and that Fargo was the greater and more lasting work of 1996. Producer Saul Zaentz was the primary creative force behind the film, obtaining the financing and bringing together an unusually talented team of top-notch actors and tech personnel. The film was marketed as a triumph of "independent" filmmaking, even though it was essentially financed and distributed by its corporate parent, studio giant Disney. --- Richard Gilliam

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Cast for The English Patient

Ralph Fiennes - Count Laszlo Almasy
Juliette Binoche - Hana
Willem Dafoe - Caravaggio
Kristin Scott Thomas - Katharine Clifton
Naveen Andrews - Kip
Colin Firth - Geoffrey Clifton
Julian Wadham - Madox
Clive Morrison - Fenelon-Barnes
Liisa Repo-Martell - Jan
Lee Ross - Spalding
Hichem Rostom - Fouad
Jurgen Prochnow - Maj. Muller, german officer
Sebastian Rudolph - officer in square
Roger Morlidge - sergeant, desert train
Amanda Walker - Lady Hampton
Rim Turki - Aicha
Kevin Whately - Sgt. Hardy
Peter Ruhring - Bermann
Sebastian Schipper - interrogation room soldier
Anthony Smee - Beach Interrogating Officer
Thoraya Sehill - interpreter in square
Simo Sherlock - private, desert train
Philip Whitchurch - Corporal Dade
Habib Chetoui - Al Auf
Nino Castelnuovo - D'Agostino
Raymond Coulthard - Douglas, Rupert
Jason Done - kiss me soldier
Samy Azaiez - Kamal
Lothaire Bluteau
Phillipa Bay - officer's wife
Sondess Belhassen - woman with baby in square
Salah Miled - Bedouin doctor
Dominic Mafham - officer, El Taj
Paul Kant - Sir Ronnie Hampton
Sonia Mankai - Arab nurse
Clive Merrison - Fenelon-Barnes
Fritz Eggert - interrogation room soldier
Matthew Ferguson - young Canadian soldier
Geordie Johnson - Oliver
Abdellatif Hamrouni - ancient arab
Torri Higginson - Mary

Crew for The English Patient

Anthony Minghella - Director / Screenwriter
Saul Zaentz - Producer
Michael Ondaatje - Book Author
John Seale - Cinematographer
Gabriel Yared - Composer (Music Score)
Walter Murch - Editor
Stuart Craig - Production Designer
Aurelio Crugnola - Art Director / Set Designer
Steve Andrews - Associate Producer / First Assistant Director
Paul Zaentz - Associate Producer
Scott Greenstein - Executive Producer
Bob Weinstein - Executive Producer
Harvey Weinstein - Executive Producer
Stephenie McMillan - Set Designer
Ann Roth - Costume Designer
Fabrizio Sforza - Makeup
Chris Newman - Sound/Sound Designer
Ivan Sharrock - Sound/Sound Designer
Michelle Guish - Casting
Peter Markham - Second Unit Director
David Parker - Re-Recording Mixer
Alessandro von Normann - Line Producer

Awards for The English Patient

Best Actor (nom) Ralph Fiennes 1996 Academy
Best Actress (nom) Kristin Scott Thomas 1996 Academy
Best Adapted Screenplay (nom) Anthony Minghella 1996 Academy
Best Art Direction-Set Decoration (win) Stephenie McMillan 1996 Academy
Best Art Direction-Set Decoration (win) Stuart Craig 1996 Academy
Best Cinematography (win) John Seale 1996 Academy
Best Costume Design (win) Ann Roth 1996 Academy
Best Director (win) Anthony Minghella 1996 Academy
Best Dramatic Score (win) Gabriel Yared 1996 Academy
Best Editing (win) Walter Murch 1996 Academy
Best Picture (win) Saul Zaentz 1996 Academy
Best Sound (win) Walter Murch 1996 Academy
Best Sound (win) Mark Berger 1996 Academy
Best Sound (win) Parker, David 1996 Academy
Best Sound (win) Newman, Chris 1996 Academy
Best Supporting Actress (win) Juliette Binoche 1996 Academy
Best Director (win) Anthony Minghella 1996 Broadcast Film Critics Association
Best Screenplay (win) Anthony Minghella 1996 Broadcast Film Critics Association
Best Director (win) Anthony Minghella 1996 Directors Guild of America
Best Drama (win) 1996 Golden Globe
Best Score (win) Gabriel Yared 1996 Golden Globe
Best Cinematography (win) John Seale 1996 L.A. Film Critics Association
Best Supporting Actress (win) Kristin Scott Thomas 1996 National Board of Review
Best Supporting Actress (win) Juliette Binoche 1996 National Board of Review
Best Actress (win) Juliette Binoche 1997 Berlin International Film Festival
Best Actress (win) Juliette Binoche 1997 European Film Academy
Best Cinematographer (win) John Seale 1997 European Film Academy
Best Foreign Film (nom) 1997 French Academy of Cinema

Feature Details

Title: The English Patient
Feature Release Date: 1996
Genre: Drama
Rating: R
Color: Color
Runtime: 162 Minutes
Chapters: 55
Picture: Letterboxed
Ratio: 1.85:1
Playback Format: CLV

IMDB Info...

Technical Details

LD Release Date: 12 Nov 1997
Catalog Number: CC1487L
UPC: 715515008648
ISBN: 1-55940-827-8
Manufacturer: Pioneer USA
Collection: Criterion Collection
Publisher: Criterion

Diameter: 12"
Sides: 4
Cover: Gatefold Jacket
Certification: THX
Sound Analog Right: Dolby Digital 5.1
Closed Caption: English
Spoken Language: English
Country: USA
Video Format: NTSC

Model: CC1487L
Shipping Weight: 2 lbs
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Ralph Fiennes, Kristin Scott Thomas, Juliette Binoche and Willem Dafoe in...

The English Patient

Criterion Collection

( Catalog Number CC1487L )
(THX) (1.85:1) (4 Sides) (CLV) (CC) (NTSC)

LaserDisc Special Features

One of the Best Versions on LaserDisc
Not Available on Criterion DVD
Audio Commentary by Director Anthony Minghella, Producer Saul Zaentz and Author Michael Ondaatje
24-minute Documentary "The English Patient: A Passionate Journey", featuring Interviews with Ralph Fiennes, Kristin Scott Thomas
Master Class with Anthony Minghella featuring Deleted Scenes
Readings from the Novel and Sceenplay by Anthony Minghella and Michael Ondaatje
TV Spots
Color Bars

The English Patient
1996 - 162 min. - Color
Genre: Drama
Rated R
Country: USA

LaserDisc Movie Storyline:
Set during World War II, this film adaptation of Michael Ondaatje's novel concerns a horribly scarred, amnesiac mapmaker (Ralph Fiennes) who is found by Bedouins in the desert and then transported to Italy. When Allied nurse Hana (Juliette Binoche) devotes herself to caring for the mysterious patient in an abandoned monastery, his story of a intense love affair with a colleague's wife (Kristin Scott Thomas) begins to unfold in a series of flashbacks. Hana, meanwhile, faces her own demons and explores her attraction to a Sikh bomb expert (Naveen Andrews). Tensions escalate at the monastery following the appearance of Caravaggio (Willem Dafoe), a thumbless thief who knows the identity of the mysterious patient. 

Anthony Minghella's (TRULY, MADLY, DEEPLY) award winning epic is beautifully filmed with awe-inspiring scenery that includes sweeping desert vistas, crowded village markets, and serene Tuscany roads. The superb supporting cast, which includes Willem Dafoe, Colin Firth and Naveen Andrews, matches flawless performances by Fiennes, Thomas, and Binoche.

LaserDisc Movie Review:
Anthony Minghella wrote and directed this award-winning adaptation of Michael Ondaatje's novel about a doomed and tragic romance set against the backdrop of World War II. In a field hospital in Italy, Hana (Juliette Binoche), a nurse from Canada, is caring for a pilot who was horribly burned in a plane wreck; he has no identification and cannot remember his name, so he's known simply as "the English Patient," thanks to his accent. When the hospital is forced to evacuate, the patient can't be moved far, so Hana and the patient are placed in a monastery, where they'll be picked up later. In time, Hana begins to piece together the patient's story from the shards of his memories; he's actually Count Laszlo Almasy (Ralph Fiennes), of Hungarian nobility and an explorer working with a group mapping uncharted territory in North Africa. An Englishman, Geoffrey Clifton (Colin Firth), soon joins Almasy's team; travelling with him is his lovely and spirited wife, Katherine (Kristin Scott Thomas). Katherine and Laszlo soon fall in love, which leads Laszlo to betray his friend, his country and all that is dear to him. Meanwhile, Hana and the Patient are joined by Kip (Naveen Andrews), a Sikh with a gift for defusing mines, and Caravaggio (Willem Dafoe), an intelligence agent who knows some of Laszlo's most shameful secrets. The English Patient won nine Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Supporting Actress (Juliette Binoche). --- Mark Deming

The English Patient is admired for the lush, romantic texture of its story and for its visual richness. It is a complex and rewarding film, meticulously produced and featuring superb performances from an ensemble cast, particularly Juliette Binoche, whose upset Oscar win as Best Supporting Actress (over sentimental favorite Lauren Bacall) is one aspect of the film that has never been significantly under question. It is also fair to say that few films have had so quick a downward re-evaluation. The winner of nine Academy Awards, including Best Picture, the film was released to a smartly designed marketing campaign of snob appeal that overwhelmed the Oscar voting season. There arose an immediate and continuing consensus that nine Oscars may have been too many for this romantic war epic and that Fargo was the greater and more lasting work of 1996. Producer Saul Zaentz was the primary creative force behind the film, obtaining the financing and bringing together an unusually talented team of top-notch actors and tech personnel. The film was marketed as a triumph of "independent" filmmaking, even though it was essentially financed and distributed by its corporate parent, studio giant Disney. --- Richard Gilliam

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Cast for The English Patient

Ralph Fiennes - Count Laszlo Almasy
Juliette Binoche - Hana
Willem Dafoe - Caravaggio
Kristin Scott Thomas - Katharine Clifton
Naveen Andrews - Kip
Colin Firth - Geoffrey Clifton
Julian Wadham - Madox
Clive Morrison - Fenelon-Barnes
Liisa Repo-Martell - Jan
Lee Ross - Spalding
Hichem Rostom - Fouad
Jurgen Prochnow - Maj. Muller, german officer
Sebastian Rudolph - officer in square
Roger Morlidge - sergeant, desert train
Amanda Walker - Lady Hampton
Rim Turki - Aicha
Kevin Whately - Sgt. Hardy
Peter Ruhring - Bermann
Sebastian Schipper - interrogation room soldier
Anthony Smee - Beach Interrogating Officer
Thoraya Sehill - interpreter in square
Simo Sherlock - private, desert train
Philip Whitchurch - Corporal Dade
Habib Chetoui - Al Auf
Nino Castelnuovo - D'Agostino
Raymond Coulthard - Douglas, Rupert
Jason Done - kiss me soldier
Samy Azaiez - Kamal
Lothaire Bluteau
Phillipa Bay - officer's wife
Sondess Belhassen - woman with baby in square
Salah Miled - Bedouin doctor
Dominic Mafham - officer, El Taj
Paul Kant - Sir Ronnie Hampton
Sonia Mankai - Arab nurse
Clive Merrison - Fenelon-Barnes
Fritz Eggert - interrogation room soldier
Matthew Ferguson - young Canadian soldier
Geordie Johnson - Oliver
Abdellatif Hamrouni - ancient arab
Torri Higginson - Mary

Crew for The English Patient

Anthony Minghella - Director / Screenwriter
Saul Zaentz - Producer
Michael Ondaatje - Book Author
John Seale - Cinematographer
Gabriel Yared - Composer (Music Score)
Walter Murch - Editor
Stuart Craig - Production Designer
Aurelio Crugnola - Art Director / Set Designer
Steve Andrews - Associate Producer / First Assistant Director
Paul Zaentz - Associate Producer
Scott Greenstein - Executive Producer
Bob Weinstein - Executive Producer
Harvey Weinstein - Executive Producer
Stephenie McMillan - Set Designer
Ann Roth - Costume Designer
Fabrizio Sforza - Makeup
Chris Newman - Sound/Sound Designer
Ivan Sharrock - Sound/Sound Designer
Michelle Guish - Casting
Peter Markham - Second Unit Director
David Parker - Re-Recording Mixer
Alessandro von Normann - Line Producer

Awards for The English Patient

Best Actor (nom) Ralph Fiennes 1996 Academy
Best Actress (nom) Kristin Scott Thomas 1996 Academy
Best Adapted Screenplay (nom) Anthony Minghella 1996 Academy
Best Art Direction-Set Decoration (win) Stephenie McMillan 1996 Academy
Best Art Direction-Set Decoration (win) Stuart Craig 1996 Academy
Best Cinematography (win) John Seale 1996 Academy
Best Costume Design (win) Ann Roth 1996 Academy
Best Director (win) Anthony Minghella 1996 Academy
Best Dramatic Score (win) Gabriel Yared 1996 Academy
Best Editing (win) Walter Murch 1996 Academy
Best Picture (win) Saul Zaentz 1996 Academy
Best Sound (win) Walter Murch 1996 Academy
Best Sound (win) Mark Berger 1996 Academy
Best Sound (win) Parker, David 1996 Academy
Best Sound (win) Newman, Chris 1996 Academy
Best Supporting Actress (win) Juliette Binoche 1996 Academy
Best Director (win) Anthony Minghella 1996 Broadcast Film Critics Association
Best Screenplay (win) Anthony Minghella 1996 Broadcast Film Critics Association
Best Director (win) Anthony Minghella 1996 Directors Guild of America
Best Drama (win) 1996 Golden Globe
Best Score (win) Gabriel Yared 1996 Golden Globe
Best Cinematography (win) John Seale 1996 L.A. Film Critics Association
Best Supporting Actress (win) Kristin Scott Thomas 1996 National Board of Review
Best Supporting Actress (win) Juliette Binoche 1996 National Board of Review
Best Actress (win) Juliette Binoche 1997 Berlin International Film Festival
Best Actress (win) Juliette Binoche 1997 European Film Academy
Best Cinematographer (win) John Seale 1997 European Film Academy
Best Foreign Film (nom) 1997 French Academy of Cinema

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