The English Patient

E8704

film romantic war drama film

The English Patient is a 1996 romantic war drama film, based on Michael Ondaatje’s novel, that follows the tragic, interwoven stories of several characters during World War II and won multiple Academy Awards.

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All labels observed (13)

Label	Occurrences
The English Patient canonical	57
The English Patient (film)	5
The English Patient (novel)	5
the English patient	4
The English Patient (1996 film)	3
The English Patient universe	3
The English Patient (1992 novel)	2
novel "The English Patient"	2
"The English Patient"	1
Michael Ondaatje’s The English Patient	1
The English Patient (narrative)	1
The English Patient (novel by Michael Ondaatje)	1
film "The English Patient"	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T98438 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: The English Patient
Context triple: [Colin Firth, notableWork, The English Patient]

A. Atonement
Atonement is the Christian theological concept describing how Jesus Christ’s life, death, and resurrection reconcile humanity with God and address the problem of sin.
B. The Looming Tower
The Looming Tower is a critically acclaimed non-fiction book by Lawrence Wright that traces the rise of al-Qaeda and the events leading up to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
C. The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul
The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul is a comic fantasy detective novel by Douglas Adams featuring the eccentric holistic detective Dirk Gently as he becomes entangled with Norse gods and bizarre supernatural events in modern-day London.
D. Star of the Sea
Star of the Sea is a traditional Marian title that invokes the Virgin Mary as a guiding and protective figure for Christians, especially sailors and travelers.
E. The American Soldier
The American Soldier is a symbolic collective representing U.S. military personnel, recognized for their service and impact, including being honored as Time magazine's Person of the Year.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: The English Patient
Target entity description: The English Patient is a 1996 romantic war drama film, based on Michael Ondaatje’s novel, that follows the tragic, interwoven stories of several characters during World War II and won multiple Academy Awards.

A. Atonement
Atonement is the Christian theological concept describing how Jesus Christ’s life, death, and resurrection reconcile humanity with God and address the problem of sin.
B. The Looming Tower
The Looming Tower is a critically acclaimed non-fiction book by Lawrence Wright that traces the rise of al-Qaeda and the events leading up to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
C. The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul
The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul is a comic fantasy detective novel by Douglas Adams featuring the eccentric holistic detective Dirk Gently as he becomes entangled with Norse gods and bizarre supernatural events in modern-day London.
D. Star of the Sea
Star of the Sea is a traditional Marian title that invokes the Virgin Mary as a guiding and protective figure for Christians, especially sailors and travelers.
E. The American Soldier
The American Soldier is a symbolic collective representing U.S. military personnel, recognized for their service and impact, including being honored as Time magazine's Person of the Year.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (68)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	film ⓘ romantic war drama film ⓘ
adaptationOf	The English Patient self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: The English Patient (novel)
authorOfSourceWork	Michael Ondaatje ⓘ
awardReceived	Academy Award for Best Art Direction ⓘ Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ Academy Award for Best Costume Design ⓘ Academy Award for Best Director ⓘ Academy Award for Best Film Editing ⓘ Academy Award for Best Original Score ⓘ Academy Award for Best Picture ⓘ Academy Award for Best Sound ⓘ Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress ⓘ BAFTA Award for Best Film ⓘ Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama ⓘ
basedOn	The English Patient self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: The English Patient (novel)
boxOfficeWorldwideUSD	231000000 ⓘ
castMember	Clive Merrison ⓘ Colin Firth ⓘ Julian Wadham ⓘ Juliette Binoche ⓘ Jürgen Prochnow ⓘ Kevin Whately ⓘ Kristin Scott Thomas ⓘ Naveen Andrews ⓘ Ralph Fiennes ⓘ Torri Higginson ⓘ Willem Dafoe ⓘ
cinematographer	John Seale ⓘ
composer	Gabriel Yared ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Italy ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
countryOfSetting	Egypt ⓘ Italy ⓘ
director	Anthony Minghella ⓘ
distributor	Miramax Films ⓘ
editor	Walter Murch ⓘ
filmingLocation	Italy ⓘ Tunisia ⓘ
genre	romantic drama film ⓘ war film ⓘ
mainCharacter	Count László de Almásy ⓘ David Caravaggio ⓘ Hana ⓘ Katherine Clifton ⓘ Kip ⓘ
nominations	Academy Award for Best Actor ⓘ Academy Award for Best Actress ⓘ Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay ⓘ Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor ⓘ
notableFor	winning multiple Academy Awards ⓘ
originalLanguage	English ⓘ
portrays	Colin Firth ⓘ surface form: Colin Firth as Geoffrey Clifton Juliette Binoche as Hana ⓘ Kristin Scott Thomas as Katherine Clifton ⓘ Naveen Andrews as Kip ⓘ Ralph Fiennes as Count László de Almásy ⓘ Willem Dafoe ⓘ surface form: Willem Dafoe as David Caravaggio
producer	Saul Zaentz ⓘ
productionCompany	Miramax Films ⓘ Tiger Moth Productions ⓘ
releaseDate	1996-11-15 ⓘ
releaseYear	1996 ⓘ
runningTimeMinutes	162 ⓘ
screenplayAdaptationFrom	The English Patient self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Michael Ondaatje’s The English Patient
screenwriter	Anthony Minghella ⓘ
setInPeriod	World War II ⓘ

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