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The English Patient - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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Producer Saul Zaentz provided $6 million of the budget in return for a guarantee he would get final cut.
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The Germans who shoot at Almásy's plane at the beginning were actually tourists roped into the production because they couldn't afford any more extras.
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The cast includes two Oscar winners: Juliette Binoche and Colin Firth; and three Oscar nominees: Ralph Fiennes, Dame Kristin Scott Thomas, and Willem Dafoe.
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Willem Defoe and Ralph Fiennes appeared in The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014).
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The motorcycle that Kip Singh (Naveen Andrews) rode throughout this movie, sometimes with Hana (Juliette Binoche), was a Triumph 350cc 3HW. Triumph was the make of the motorcycle specified in the original novel.
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Hana is very distressed when Kip is called on to disarm a bomb since she fears she will never see him again. When Kip is with the bomb he reads off its serial number which starts with "K-K-I-P..." The bomb literally has his name on it.
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Ralph Fiennes and Dame Kristin Scott Thomas became good friends and appeared together in two more movies: Chromophobia (2005) and The Invisible Woman (2013).
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From first draft of the screenplay to final cut took four years.
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In 2005, Juliette Binoche had her Oscar touched up by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Her three-year-old son was fond of playing with it and it had subsequently become tarnished and peeling. One of the perks of being an Oscar winner is that you can have your Oscar repaired for free by the Academy.
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Originally, Twentieth Century Fox was to finance this movie, but disputes arose between the studio and the producers over casting. In particular, Fox preferred a more well-known actress to play Katharine Clifton instead of Dame Kristin Scott Thomas. Demi Moore was lobbying particularly hard for the role. After the producers refused to give in on a series of casting choices, Fox backed out of the movie, and the project was uncertain just as production was about to begin. However, within a few weeks - during which the cast and crew stayed on in Italy without knowing if this movie would be made - the movie was picked up by Miramax Films.
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Anthony Minghella read the novel in one sitting after completing a previous shoot in New York City. When he finished, he was completely disoriented and at first couldn't remember where he was, but he phoned Saul Zaentz the next morning to try and interest him in the project. Saul Zaentz not only read the book but discovered that author Michael Ondaatje was giving a reading near Saul Zaentz's home that weekend.
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Dame Kristin Scott Thomas was cast after writing a letter to writer and director Anthony Minghella, which included the statement "I am 'K' in your film."
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When Kip (Naveen Andrews) is packing his things before he leaves he also packs up the belongings of Hardy (Kevin Whately). Amongst the belongings is a scarf for Sunderland A.F.C. (a football club based in northeast England). In real life, Kevin Whately is a committed, life-long supporter of Newcastle United Football Club, who share a heated rivalry with Sunderland A.F.C.
The English Patient - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The English Patient - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The English Patient - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The English Patient - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The English Patient - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The English Patient - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The English Patient - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The English Patient - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The English Patient - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The English Patient - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The English Patient - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The English Patient - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The English Patient - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The English Patient - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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