The English Patient (1996)

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Basic facts

Original title The English Patient
Film type Feature
Category Fiction
Director
Producer
Screenplay
Original work
Production country
  • USA
Production company
Awards
Classification Allowed from age 15
Swedish release 1997-03-07

Cast

Ralph Fiennes
greve Laszlo Almásy

Juliette Binoche
Hana

Willem Dafoe
Caravaggio

Kristin Scott Thomas
Katharine Clifton

Naveen Andrews
Kip

Colin Firth
Geoffrey Clifton

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Titles

Original title
  • The English Patient
Swedish release title
  • Den engelske patienten
Title for Swedish Video release
  • Den engelske patienten

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Producer
Director of Photography
Music
Production Designer
Film Editor

Cast

Ralph Fiennes greve Laszlo 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 Müller
Kevin Whately sergeant Hardy
Clive Merrison Fenelon-Barnes
Nino Castelnuovo D'Agostino
Hichem Rostom Fouad
Peter Rühring Bermann
Geordie Johnson Oliver
Torri Higginson Mary
Liisa Repo-Martell Jan
Raymond Coulthard Rupert Douglas
Philip Whitchurch korpral Dade
Lee Ross Spalding
Anthony Smee förhörsofficeren på stranden
Matthew Ferguson en ung kanadensisk soldat
Jason Done kyss-mig-soldaten
Roger Morlidge en sergeant på ökentåget
Simon Sherlock en menig på ökentåget
Sebastian Schipper
Fritz Eggert soldater i förhörsrummet
Sonia Mankai en arabisk sköterska
Rim Turkhi Aicha
Sebastian Rudolph en officer på torget
Thoraya Sehill tolken på torget
Sondess Belhassen kvinnan med babyn på torget
Dominic Mafham officer, El Taj
Gregor Truter korpral, El Taj
Salah Miled den beduinske läkaren
Abdellatif Hamrouni den ålderstigne araben
Samy Azaiez Kamal
Habib Chetoui Al Auf
Phillipa Day officershustrun
Amanda Walker Lady Hampton
Paul Kant Sir Ronnie Hampton

Companies

Production Company Tiger Moth Production (©)
Miramax Film Corp.
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) Stiftelsen Svenska Filminstitutet
Egmont Film AB 1997
Columbia TriStar Films (Sweden) AB 1997
Distributor in Sweden (Video) Egmont Film AB 1997
Distributor in Sweden (buy video) Egmont Film AB 1997
Distributor in Sweden (DVD) Nordisk Film AB 2000

Swedish censorship / rating

Censorship number 134396
Date 1996-12-23
Classification Allowed from age 15
Original length 4432 meters
Notes Aktlängder: 517-477-469-465-418-436-555-492-603


Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 1.85:1
Sound type Sound
Sound system Dolby Digital
Colour type Colour
Colour system DeLuxe Color
Frames per second 24


Original work

Original title The English Patient (Novel)
Author Michael Ondaatje


Production location

1995-09-04 1996-01-31
Cinecittà Rome Italy
Pienza Italy
Viareggio Italy
Venice Italy
El Mahdia Tunisia
Sfax Tunisia

Release dates

Release in Sweden 1997-03-07 Royal Gothenburg Sweden 162 min
1997-03-07 BioPalatset Malmö Sweden 162 min
1997-03-07 Astoria Stockholm Sweden 162 min
1997-03-07 BioPalatset Stockholm Sweden 162 min
1997-03-07 Royal 1 Stockholm Sweden 162 min (samt ytterligare 18 platser)
Video release 1997-12 Sweden 156 min
DVD release 2000-06-28 Sweden
TV showing 2000-12-29 SVT1 Sweden 156 min
Extern biograf, Sverige 2014-01-26
TV showing 2020-01-03 TV4 Film Sweden
2020-01-05 TV4 Film Sweden
2020-02-03 TV4 Film Sweden
2020-02-09 TV4 Film Sweden
2020-02-19 TV4 Film Sweden
2020-02-23 TV4 Film Sweden
2020-03-10 TV4 Film Sweden
2020-03-13 TV4 Film Sweden
2020-03-29 TV4 Film Sweden
2020-04-02 TV4 Film Sweden
2020-04-20 TV4 Film Sweden
2020-04-25 TV4 Film Sweden
2022-02-14 Viasat Film Hits Sweden
2022-02-15 Viasat Film Hits Sweden
2022-05-01 Viasat Film Hits Sweden
2022-05-02 Viasat Film Hits Sweden
2022-08-20 Viasat Film Hits Sweden
2022-08-21 Viasat Film Hits Sweden
2022-12-30 TV8 Sweden 162 min
2023-04-15 TV8 Sweden
2023-07-01 TV3 Sweden
2023-10-14 TV8 Sweden
2023-12-29 TV8 Sweden
2024-02-03 TV3 Sweden

Awards

Academy Award of Merit Los Angeles 1997 Saul Zaentz Bästa film 1996
Los Angeles 1997 Juliette Binoche Bästa birollsskådespelerska 1996
Los Angeles 1997 Anthony Minghella Bästa regissör 1996
Los Angeles 1997 John Seale Bästa foto 1996
Los Angeles 1997 Stuart Craig Bästa scenografi (art director) 1996
Los Angeles 1997 Stephenie McMillan Bästa scenografi (set decorator) 1996
Los Angeles 1997 Ann Roth Bästa kostymdesign 1996
Los Angeles 1997 Walter Murch Bästa ljud 1996
Los Angeles 1997 Mark Berger Bästa ljud 1996
Los Angeles 1997 David Parker Bästa ljud 1996
Los Angeles 1997 Christopher Newman Bästa ljud 1996
Los Angeles 1997 Walter Murch Bästa klippning 1996
Los Angeles 1997 Gabriel Yared Bästa originalmusik (drama) 1996

Related films

Babylonsjukan (2004) The English Patient (1996)

Holdings Film

The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se

Element type Print
Item base Polyester
Carrier type 35 mm
Length 4424


Holdings Posters

Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 2


Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 2


Holdings Scripts

Script type Cutting continuity
Language English


Holdings Stills

Black and white print 3
Slides 9
Album No


Holdings Promotion materials

Type Program/Reklamtryck


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