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MOVIE

The English Patient

CAST & DIRECTOR BOX OFFICE DATA GLOBAL RELEASES TOP GROSSING NEWS

1996

162 minutes (2 hrs 42 mins)

Production Country

United States • United Kingdom

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Anthony Minghella

Starring

Ralph Fiennes · Juliette Binoche · Willem Dafoe · Kristin Scott Thomas · Naveen Andrews · Colin Firth

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release: 6th December 1996

Belgium release: 14th November 1996

Chile release: 14th November 1996

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

Debut box office: 14th Mar '97
Debut position: 3
Highest position: 3
Debut gross: £1 Million
Total chart weeks: 14

US box office

Box Office debut: 15th Nov '96
Debut position: 13
Highest position: 7
Debut gross: $278.4 Thousand
Total chart weeks: 15

Chart position history

UK box office

14 Mar, 1997
3

21 Mar, 1997
4

28 Mar, 1997
4

4 Apr, 1997
4

11 Apr, 1997
5

18 Apr, 1997
8

25 Apr, 1997
9

2 May, 1997
11

9 May, 1997
13

16 May, 1997
13

23 May, 1997
14

30 May, 1997
14

6 Jun, 1997
15

13 Jun, 1997
15

US box office

15 Nov, 1996
13

22 Nov, 1996
8

29 Nov, 1996
7

6 Dec, 1996
7

13 Dec, 1996
10

20 Dec, 1996
13

27 Dec, 1996
14

3 Jan, 1997
11

17 Jan, 1997
14

24 Jan, 1997
13

14 Mar, 1997
12

21 Mar, 1997
10

28 Mar, 1997
8

4 Apr, 1997
11

11 Apr, 1997
14

Global box office

Certificates

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag

£8.4 Million

US total gross
United States Flag

$78.7 Million

Global total gross
Global Flag

$232 Million

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Director

Role

Anthony Minghella

Directed By

Ralph
Fiennes

Willem
Dafoe

Colin
Firth

Actor

Character

Ralph Fiennes

Almasy

Juliette Binoche

Hana

Willem Dafoe

Caravaggio

Kristin Scott Thomas

Katharine Clifton

Naveen Andrews

Kip

Colin Firth

Geoffrey Clifton

Julian Wadham

Madox

Jurgen Prochnow

Major Muller

Kevin Whately

Hardy

Clive Merrison

Fenelon-Barnes

Nino Castelnuovo

D'Agostino

Hichem Rostom

Fouad

Peter Ruhring

Bermann

Geordie Johnson

Oliver

Torri Higginson

Mary

Liisa Repo-Martell

Jan

Raymond Coulthard

Rupert Douglas

Philip Whitchurch

Corporal Dade

Lee Ross

Spalding

Anthony Smee

Beach Interrogation Officer

Matthew Ferguson

Young Canadian Soldier

Jason Done

Kiss Me Soldier

Roger Morlidge

Sergeant, Desert Train

Simon Sherlock

Private, Desert Train

Sebastian Schipper

Interrogation Room Soldier

Fritz Eggert

Interrogation Room Soldier

Sonia Mankai

Arab Nurse

Rim Turki

Aicha

Sebastian Rudolph

Officer In Square

Thoraya Sehill

Interpreter In Square

Sondos Belhassen

Woman With Baby In Square

Dominic Mafham

Officer, El Taj

Gregor Truter

Corporal, El Taj

Salah Miled

Bedouin Doctor

Abdellatif Hamrouni

Ancient Arab

Samy Azaiez

Kamal

Habib Chetoui

Al Auf

Philippa Day

Officer's Wife

Amanda Walker

Lady Hampton

Paul Kant

Sir Ronald Hampton

Fathy El Gharbawy

Driver