Michael Ondaatje (novel)
Anthony Minghella (screenplay)
Awards
Won 9 Oscars.
Another 41 wins & 37 nominations
Casts
Ralph Fiennes ... Count Laszlo de Almásy
Juliette Binoche ... Hana
Willem Dafoe ... David Caravaggio
Kristin Scott Thomas ... Katharine Clifton
Naveen Andrews ... Kip
Colin Firth ... Geoffrey Clifton
Julian Wadham ... Madox
Jürgen Prochnow ... Major Muller
Kevin Whately ... Hardy
Clive Merrison ... Fenelon-Barnes
Nino Castelnuovo ... D'Agostino
Hichem Rostom ... Fouad
Peter Rühring ... Bermann
Geordie Johnson ... Oliver
Torri Higginson ... Mary
Reviews, Comments
This romantic war epic, based on the Michael Ondaajte bestseller, alternates between the story of a nurse (Juliette Binoche) caring for a severely burned patient in an Italian hospital, and the patient's memories of tragic love and betrayal in the deserts of North Africa. Winner of 9 Academy Awards including Best Picture.
