The English Patient is a 1996 epic romantic war drama directed by Anthony Minghella, adapted from Michael Ondaatje's 1992 novel. Told through the flashbacks of a severely burned patient cared for by a nurse in postwar Italy, it centers on a love affair between a Hungarian cartographer and a married Englishwoman set against the Sahara desert and the Second World War. The film won nine Oscars at the 69th Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director for Minghella.
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AwardAcademy Award for Best Cinematography 1 AwardAcademy Award for Best Costume Design 1 AwardAcademy Award for Best Film Editing 1 AwardAcademy Award for Best Original Dramatic Score 1 AwardAcademy Award for Best Picture 1 AwardAcademy Award for Best Production Design 1 AwardAcademy Award for Best Sound 1 Release Year Connections
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1. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences: The 69th Academy Awards | 1997
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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.
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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.
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