The Saul Zaentz Company
THE ENGLISH PATIENT
Screenplay by
Anthony Minghella
Based on the novel by
Michael Ondaatje
Directed by
Anthony Minghella
Produced by
Saul Zaentz
Revised Draft (*)
28th August, 1995
O 1995 The Saul Zaentz Company
1. EXT. LATE 1942. THE SAHARA DESERT. DAY.
SILENCE. THE DESERT seen from the air. An ocean of dunes for mile after mile. The late sun turns the sand every color fr