The English Patient

The English Patient

In love, there are no boundaries.

1996162 min7.1 / 10

A sweeping, visually sumptuous period romance that traces a doomed love affair against the backdrop of war, betrayal, and the desert's vast indifference.

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.

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