The English Patient (1996)

Synopsis

German gunners shoot down a British biplane, containing a pilot and a slumped down woman, flying across the desert. A group of Bedouin pulls the badly burned pilot from the wreckage, rescuing him. Hana, a French-Canadian Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps nurse, learns from a wounded soldier that her boyfriend has been killed.

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Box office

$232 million

Budget

$27–43 million

IMDb votes

215,975

Where to watch The English Patient in Canada

Availability from JustWatch Canada, checked November 2026. Catalogues change often.