Classification Number |
Romance |
Title |
The English patient [DVD] |
Edition |
Widescreen. |
Publisher |
[Australia] : : Roadshow Entertainment,, [1998] |
Physical Description |
sound, color ; |
Series |
DVD |
Romance |
Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 1996. |
Based on the novel by Michael Ondaatje. |
Special features: Behind the scenes featurette ; biographies - cast and crew ; theatrical trailers. |
Performer |
Ralph Fiennes, Juliette Binoche, Willem Dafoe, Kristin Scott Thomas, Naveen Andrews, Colin Firth, Julian Wadham, Jurgen Prochnow. |
During World War II, a mysterious stranger is rescued from a fiery plane crash. The American allies care for him and the dangerous secrets from his past come to light. |
At the end of World War II, four survivors live in an abandoned villa in Italy: a nurse, her English patient, a thief whose skills were put to heroic use during the war, and an Indian sapper hunting out unexploded bombs. |
Classification |
M 15+ |
Ondaatje, Michael, -- 1943- |
Ondaatje, Michael, -- 1943- |
Subject |
Social aspects |
World War, 1939-1945 -- Italy -- Drama |
Man-woman relationships -- Drama |
Man-woman relationships |
Italy |
Additional Author |
Ondaatje, Michael, 1943- English patient. |
Minghella, Anthony |
Zaentz, Saul |
Fiennes, Ralph |
Binoche, Juliette, 1964- |
Scott-Thomas, Kristin, 1960- |
Dafoe, Willem |