The English Patient [Criterion Collection 4K UHD + Blu-ray]

Anthony Minghella - The English Patient [Criterion Collection 4K UHD + Blu-ray]

In an abandoned Italian monastery at the end of World War II, a nurse (Juliette Binoche) cares for a mysterious, badly burned patient (Ralph Fiennes). As he slowly recalls his past, a story unfolds of desert exploration in 1930s North Africa and his consuming, forbidden love affair with a married woman (Kristin Scott Thomas).

Adapted from Michael Ondaatje's Booker Prize-winning novel, Anthony Minghella's sweeping romantic epic won nine Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Supporting Actress for Binoche. Co-starring Willem Dafoe, Naveen Andrews and Colin Firth.

Details: 1996, USA/UK. Directed by Anthony Minghella. Starring Ralph Fiennes, Juliette Binoche, Willem Dafoe, Kristin Scott Thomas, Naveen Andrews and Colin Firth. Rated R. 162 minutes, English, 2 discs (4K UHD + Blu-ray). English subtitles. Label: The Criterion Collection. Release date: December 8, 2026.