The English Patient
In love, there are no boundaries.
Country
Production
Budget
$27 000 000
Box office
$231 976 425
Director
Actors
Scenario
Producer
Camera operator
Composer
Artist
Stuart Craig, Franco Fumagalli, Neil Lamont
Audition
Michelle Guish, David Rubin
Editing
Short description
In the 1930s, Count Almásy is a Hungarian map maker employed by the Royal Geographical Society to chart the vast expanses of the Sahara Desert along with several other prominent explorers. As World War II unfolds, Almásy enters into a world of love, betrayal, and politics.
What's left behind the scenes
- Demi Moore aspired to the role of Katherine Clifton when the project still belonged to 20th Century Fox.
- Kip (the name of the character played by Naveen Andrews) was a school nickname of the film's screenwriter, Michael Ondaatje.
- In 2001, at a charity auction in New York, a shirt worn by Ralph Fiennes in the film was sold for $1900.
- The Germans shooting at László Almásy's plane at the beginning of the film are actual tourists who were asked to participate in the making of the film during the shooting process.
- Caravaggio could have been played by Sean Connery.
- Initially, the film was 4 hours and 10 minutes long, then it was reduced to two and a half hours.
- Navin Andrews and Kevin Watley learned to ride motorcycles specifically for the film.
- After filming, Ralph Fiennes, Kristin Scott Thomas, and Juliette Binoche became good friends.
- When the project landed in the hands of 20th Century Fox studio, its executives tried to remove Willem Dafoe from the film, and offered Minghella three actors for the role of Caravaggio: John Goodman, Danny DeVito, and Richard Dreyfuss.
- In the scene where Juliette Binoche's character examines the frescoes on the walls, electricity and smoke for her torch were supplied through a rope on which she swung.
- Kip's motorcycle is a Triumph 350cc 3HW.
- Juliette Binoche plays a Canadian in the film, and Ralph Fiennes plays a Hungarian count. In reality, Binoche is French, and Fiennes is English.
- Although the film is heavily 'subtitled' with references to dates, the factual part of the film has no relation to reality.
- After Hardy (Kevin Watley) dies, Kip gathers his and Hardy’s belongings before leaving. Among Hardy’s possessions, a scarf of the Sunderland football club can be noticed. In real life, actor Kevin Watley is a devoted fan of Newcastle, one of Sunderland’s biggest rivals.
- The film is based on Michael Ondaatje's novel "The English Patient" (1992).
- Producer Saul Zaentz was a big fan of Minghella's film "Truly, Madly, Deeply" and had long wanted to work with the director, so he was very pleased when Minghella himself came to him with the script for "The English Patient".
- The script for "The English Patient" was rewritten for four years.
- Writer Michael Ondaatje, whose book the film is based on, collaborated closely with the film company during the creation of "The English Patient" and stated that he was pleased with how the film turned out.
- The makeup for Ralph Fiennes' "scorched" look took 5 hours to apply each day. Fiennes insisted that the makeup be applied completely even when only his face was being filmed.
- The serial number of the bomb that Kip defuses begins with the letters "K-K-I-P".
- The film is based on the novel The English Patient (1992) by Michael Ondaatje.
- Demi Moore vied for the role of Katharine Clifton when the project was still with 20th Century Fox.
- Kip (the name of the character AlistairPWM Neville Andrew) was the school nickname of the film's screenwriter, Michael Ondaatje.
- In 2001, a shirt worn by Ralph Fiennes in the film was sold for $1,900 at a charity auction in New York.
- Producer Saul Zaentz was a huge fan of Minghella's film 'Truly, Madly Deeply' and had long wanted to work with the director; therefore, he was delighted when Minghella approached him with the screenplay for 'The English Patient'.
- The author Michael Ondaatje, whose book the film is based on, collaborated closely with the production company during the making of 'The English Patient' and stated that he was pleased with the result.
- The Germans shooting at Laszlo de Almásy's plane at the beginning of the film are played by actual tourists who were asked to participate in the production during filming.
- Sean Connery was considered for the role of Caravaggio.
- The makeup for Ralph Fiennes' 'burned' character took five hours to apply every day. Fiennes insisted that the makeup be applied in full even when only his face was being filmed.
- Navin Andrews and Kevin Whitley learned how to ride motorcycles specifically for the film.
- After filming, Ralph Fiennes, Christine Scott Thomas, and Juliette Binoche became good friends.
- When the project reached 20th Century Fox, the studio executives tried to remove Willem Dafoe from the film and suggested three actors to Minghella for the role of Caravaggio: John Goodman, Danny DeVito, and Richard Dreyfuss.
- In the scene where Juliette Binoche's character examines the frescoes on the walls, the electricity and smoke for her torch were fed through the rope she was swinging from.
- Juliette Binoche plays a Canadian in the film, and Ralph Fiennes plays a Hungarian count. In reality, Binoche is French and Fiennes is English.
- After Hardy's (Kevin Whately) death, Kip gathers his and Hardy's belongings before leaving. Among Hardy's things, a Sunderland Football Club scarf can be seen. In real life, actor Kevin Whately is a devoted Newcastle fan, and Sunderland is one of their fiercest rivals.
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