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.
General Note: Disc label title.DVD.Based on the novel by Michael Ondaatje.Originally released as a motion picture in 1996.Widescreen version.Special features include: deleted scenes, making-of, a historical look at the real Count Almasy, 2 feature commentary tracks, "From novel to screenplay", "The formidable Saul Zaentz--producer", "About author Michael Ondaatje", filmmaker conversations with Anthony Minghella, Saul Zaentz, Michael Ondaatje and editor Walter Murch.Bilingual packaging (reversible English/French)For home use only.LSC 17.84English and French language tracks with English, French and Spanish language subtitles.Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.Academy Awards for 1996: Best Picture; Best Director, Anthony Minghella; Best Supporting Actress, Juliette Binoche
Creation/Production Credits Note: Director of photography, John Seale ; production design, Stuart Craig ; editors, Walter Murch, Craig Richards ; music, Gabriel Yared.
Participant or Performer Note: Ralph Fiennes, Juliette Binoche, Willem Dafoe, Kristin Scott Thomas, Naveen Andrews, Colin Firth, Julian Wadham.
Target Audience Note:
CHV rating: 14A.
Awards Note:
Academy Awards for 1996: Best Picture; Best Director, Anthony Minghella; Best Supporting Actress, Juliette Binoche