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The English Patient
The English Patient is a 1996 Academy Award-winning film adaptation of the novel of the same name by Michael Ondaatje. The film, written for the screen and directed by Anthony Minghella, won nine Academy Awards, including Best Picture. Ondaatje worked closely with the filmmakers.
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Michael Ondaatje
Philip Michael Ondaatje OC (pronounced /ɒnˈdɑːtʃiː/) (born 12 September 1943) is a Sri Lankan-born Canadian novelist and poet of Colombo Chetty and Burgher origin. He is perhaps best known for his Booker Prize-winning novel, The English Patient,...
Date of birth:
- Sep 12, 1943 (age 66 years)
Anthony Minghella
Anthony Minghella, CBE (6 January 1954 — 18 March 2008) was an English film director, playwright and screenwriter. He was Chairman of the Board of Governors at the British Film Institute between 2003 and 2007.
Minghella was born on the Isle of Wight...
Date of birth:
- Jan 6, 1954
Date of death:
- Mar 18, 2008 (age 54 years)
