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About
In the 1930s, Count Almásy is a Hungarian map maker employed by the Royal Geographical Society to chart the vast expanses of the Sahara Desert along with several other prominent explorers. As World War II unfolds, Almásy enters into a world of love, betrayal, and politics.
Theatrical
Nov 14, 1996
Box Office
$232.0M
Budget
$27.0M
Return
8.6x
DVD / Blu-ray
Mar 25, 1998
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Harvey Weinstein, Alessandro von Norman, Saul Zaentz
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Miramax, The Saul Zaentz Company, Tiger Moth Productions
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Cast
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Ralph Fiennes
Almásy
J
Juliette Binoche
Hana
Willem Dafoe
David Caravaggio
K
Kristin Scott Thomas
Katharine Clifton
N
Naveen Andrews
Sikh Kip
C
Colin Firth
Geoffrey Clifton
J
Julian Wadham
Madox
T
Torri Higginson
Mary
J
Jürgen Prochnow
Major Muller
K
Kevin Whately
Sgt. Hardy
C
Clive Merrison
Fenelon-Barnes
N
Nino Castelnuovo
D'Agostino
H
Hichem Rostom
Fouad
P
Peter Rühring
Bermann
G
Geordie Johnson
Oliver
L
Liisa Repo-Martell
Jan
R
Raymond Coulthard
Rupert Douglas
P
Philip Whitchurch
Corporal Dade
J
Jason Done
Kiss Me Soldier
R
Roger Morlidge
Sergeant - Desert Train
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Quotes
See all →A Request for Comfort and Rest
Count Laszlo de Almásy
Read to me will you? Read me to sleep.
[last words; to Hana]
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
The Power of Belief in Connection
Count Laszlo de Almásy
It wouldn't be make believe if you believed in me.
[singing the tune of "It's Only a Paper Moon" (by Harold Arlen, Billy Rose, and E.Y. Harburg)]
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
