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{{Infobox Movie | |||
|name = The English Patient | |||
|picture = TEP.jpg | |||
|caption = ''Movie Poster'' | |||
|country = [[Image:UKD.jpg|25px]] United Kingdom<br />[[Image:USA.jpg|25px]] United States | |||
|director = Anthony Minghella | |||
|date= November 15, 1996 | |||
|language = English<br />German<br />Italian<br />Arabic | |||
|studio=Tiger Moth Productions | |||
|distributor=Miramax Films | |||
|character1=László Almásy | |||
|actor1=[[Ralph Fiennes]] | |||
|character2=Hana | |||
|actor2=[[Juliette Binoche]] | |||
|character3=Caravaggio | |||
|actor3=[[Willem Dafoe]] | |||
|character4=Katharine Clifton | |||
|actor4=[[Kristin Scott Thomas]] | |||
|character5=Kip | |||
|actor5=[[Naveen Andrews]] | |||
|character6=Geoffrey Clifton | |||
|actor6=[[Colin Firth]] | |||
|character7=Madox | |||
|actor7=[[Julian Wadham]] | |||
|character8=Major Müller | |||
|actor8=[[Jürgen Prochnow]] | |||
}} | |||
'''''The English Patient''''' is a 1996 movie directed by Anthony Minghella. Egypt, shortly before World War II: Hungarian Count László Almásy explores the desert as a member of the English Royal Geographic Society to create maps for the research projects of geographers and archaeologists. When he crashes his plane, he is picked up by an English convoy and nursed by the French Red Cross nurse Hana. Almásy barely survived the crash; his body, face burned beyond recognition, his internal organs badly affected. Almásy also suffers from amnesia. Hana decides to leave the convoy with Almásy in order to care for him in peace. They both settle down in a ruined monastery in Tuscany. They are joined by two close friends, British Army bomb disposal experts: the Sikh Kip and Hardy. Finally, the mysterious Caravaggio appears in the ruins, and Almásy meets him with suspicion, without Hana initially knowing why. | |||
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== | =Handguns= | ||
German soldiers are armed with the [[ | |||
[[Image:Karabiner-98K.jpg| | ==Webley .38 Mk. IV== | ||
British officers including Leftentant Kip ([[Naveen Andrews]]) carry [[Webley Mk IV|Webley .38 Mk IV]] revolvers in 1937 canvas holsters. | |||
[[Image:Weble .38 Mk IV.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Webley Mk. IV - .38 S&W. WWII production. Note words "War Finish" on the frame, under the cylinder.]] | |||
==Luger P08== | |||
A [[Luger P08]] is pulled by a German soldier. Another Luger can be seen carried by Major Müller ([[Jürgen Prochnow]]) in his holster during an interrogation. | |||
[[Image:P08Luger1917.jpg|300px|thumb|none|Luger P08 - 9x19mm]] | |||
[[File:TEP 08.jpg|thumb|none|600px|"'''''Halt!'''''"<br />The German soldier who could be a ''Leutnant'' (Lt.), according to the shoulder insignia points his Luger at Caravaggio ([[Willem Dafoe]]) among a crowd.]] | |||
=Submachine Guns= | |||
==MP40== | |||
Several German soldiers are seen holding the [[MP40]] submachine gun. | |||
[[Image:MP40Side.jpg|400px|thumb|none|Maschinenpistole 40 - 9x19mm]] | |||
[[File:TEP 07.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | |||
=Rifles= | |||
==Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk. III*== | |||
Soldiers of the British Empire and some Arabic Bedouins have [[Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk III*]] rifles. | |||
[[Image:SMLE.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk. III* - .303 Enfield]] | |||
==Karabiner 98k== | |||
German soldiers are armed with the [[Karabiner 98k]]. | |||
[[Image:Karabiner-98K.jpg|450px|thumb|none|Karabiner K98k - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | |||
[[File:TEP 05.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[File:TEP 05.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | ||
==M1 Garand== | ==M1 Garand== | ||
US soldiers are seen carrying the [[M1 Garand]]. | US soldiers are seen carrying the [[M1 Garand]]. | ||
[[Image:M1 Garand.jpg| | [[Image:M1 Garand.jpg|450px|thumb|none|M1 Garand with leather M1917 sling - .30-06]] | ||
[[File:TEP 13.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[File:TEP 13.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | ||
=Other= | |||
==Double Barreled Shotgun== | |||
Some Bedouins are seen with slung [[12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun]]s. | |||
[[Image:CharlesParker1878Shotgun.jpg|400px|thumb|none|Charles Parker 1878 Side by Side Shotgun - 12 gauge]] | |||
==Flare Gun== | |||
An unknown [[Flare gun]] is used by Count László Almásy ([[Ralph Fiennes]]). | |||
==2 cm FlaK 38== | |||
A German [[2 cm Flak 38]] is briefly seen drawn by a truck. | |||
[[Image:Flak38single.jpg|400px|thumb|none|2 cm ''Flugabwehrkanone'' 38 in single mounting - 20x138mm B]] | |||
=Armor= | |||
== | ==Archer Tank Destroyer== | ||
After the fall of Tobruk, a British Archer Tank Destroyer standing in for a German tank is seen. It is equipped with an Ordnance QF 17-pounder anti-tank gun. | |||
[[Image: | [[Image:Archer-spg 3.jpg|thumb|none|400px|SP 17pdr, Valentine, Mk. I, Archer]] | ||
[[ | [[Image:qf17at.jpg|thumb|none|400px|3-inch Ordnance Quick-Firing 17-pounder (17-pdr) - 76.2×583mmR]] | ||
==M4A2 Sherman== | |||
Some M4A2 Shermans equipped with coaxial [[Browning M1919A4]] are seen at the end. | |||
[[Image:M1919A4 pintle.jpg|thumb|450px|none|Browning M1919A4 on an M31C pedestal mount - .30-06]] | |||
{{DEFAULTSORT:English Patient, The}} | |||
[[Category:Movie]] | [[Category:Movie]] | ||
[[Category:Drama]] | |||
[[Category:War]] | [[Category:War]] | ||
[[Category:Romance]] | |||
[[Category:Academy Award Best Picture]] | [[Category:Academy Award Best Picture]] | ||
[[Category:British Produced/Filmed]] | |||
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The English Patient is a 1996 movie directed by Anthony Minghella. Egypt, shortly before World War II: Hungarian Count László Almásy explores the desert as a member of the English Royal Geographic Society to create maps for the research projects of geographers and archaeologists. When he crashes his plane, he is picked up by an English convoy and nursed by the French Red Cross nurse Hana. Almásy barely survived the crash; his body, face burned beyond recognition, his internal organs badly affected. Almásy also suffers from amnesia. Hana decides to leave the convoy with Almásy in order to care for him in peace. They both settle down in a ruined monastery in Tuscany. They are joined by two close friends, British Army bomb disposal experts: the Sikh Kip and Hardy. Finally, the mysterious Caravaggio appears in the ruins, and Almásy meets him with suspicion, without Hana initially knowing why.
The following weapons were used in the film The English Patient:
Handguns
Webley .38 Mk. IV
British officers including Leftentant Kip (Naveen Andrews) carry Webley .38 Mk IV revolvers in 1937 canvas holsters.
Luger P08
A Luger P08 is pulled by a German soldier. Another Luger can be seen carried by Major Müller (Jürgen Prochnow) in his holster during an interrogation.
The German soldier who could be a Leutnant (Lt.), according to the shoulder insignia points his Luger at Caravaggio (Willem Dafoe) among a crowd.
Submachine Guns
MP40
Several German soldiers are seen holding the MP40 submachine gun.
Rifles
Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk. III*
Soldiers of the British Empire and some Arabic Bedouins have Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk III* rifles.
Karabiner 98k
German soldiers are armed with the Karabiner 98k.
M1 Garand
US soldiers are seen carrying the M1 Garand.
Other
Double Barreled Shotgun
Some Bedouins are seen with slung 12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotguns.
Flare Gun
An unknown Flare gun is used by Count László Almásy (Ralph Fiennes).
2 cm FlaK 38
A German 2 cm Flak 38 is briefly seen drawn by a truck.
Armor
Archer Tank Destroyer
After the fall of Tobruk, a British Archer Tank Destroyer standing in for a German tank is seen. It is equipped with an Ordnance QF 17-pounder anti-tank gun.
M4A2 Sherman
Some M4A2 Shermans equipped with coaxial Browning M1919A4 are seen at the end.
