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.
Cast
Ralph Fiennes
Almásy
Juliette Binoche
Hana
Willem Dafoe
David Caravaggio
Kristin Scott Thomas
Katharine Clifton
Naveen Andrews
Sikh Kip
Colin Firth
Geoffrey Clifton
Julian Wadham
Madox
Torri Higginson
Mary
Jürgen Prochnow
Major Muller
Kevin Whately
Sgt. Hardy
Clive Merrison
Fenelon-Barnes
Nino Castelnuovo
D'Agostino
Hichem Rostom
Fouad
Peter Rühring
Bermann
Geordie Johnson
Oliver
Liisa Repo-Martell
Jan
Raymond Coulthard
Rupert Douglas
Philip Whitchurch
Corporal Dade
Jason Done
Kiss Me Soldier
Roger Morlidge
Sergeant - Desert Train
Simon Sherlock
Private - Desert Train
Sebastian Schipper
Interrogation Room Soldier
Fritz Eggert
Interrogation Room Soldier
Sonia Mankaï
Arab Nurse
Rim Turkhi
Aicha
Sebastian Rudolph
Officer In Square
Thoraya Sehill
Interpreter In Square
Sondos Belhassen
Woman with Baby In Square
Gregor Truter
Corporal - El Taj
Salah Miled
Bedouin Doctor
Abdellatif Hamrouni
Ancient Arab
Samy Azaiez
Kamal
Habib Chetoui
Al Auf
Philippa Day
Officer's Wife
Amanda Walker
Lady Hampton
Paul Kant
Sir Ronald Hampton
Matthew Ferguson
Young Canadian Soldier
Anthony Smee
Beach Interrogation Officer
Lee Ross
Spalding
Dominic Mafham
Officer - El Taj
Crew
Anthony Minghella
Director, Screenplay
Michael Ondaatje
Novel
Walter Murch
Editor, Sound Re-Recording Mixer
John Seale
Director of Photography, Camera Operator
William Pine
Color Timer
Steve E. Andrews
First Assistant Director, Associate Producer
Emma Schofield
Second Assistant Director
Tony Wright
Storyboard Artist
Bob Weinstein
Executive Producer
Scott Greenstein
Executive Producer
Harvey Weinstein
Executive Producer
Saul Zaentz
Producer
Paul Zaentz
Associate Producer
Alessandro von Norman
Line Producer
Stuart Craig
Production Design
David Rubin
Casting
Michelle Guish
Casting
Gary Jones
Co-Costume Designer
Ann Roth
Costume Design
Fabrizio Sforza
Makeup Artist
Antonio Maltempo
Makeup Artist
Alessandra Sampaolo
Makeup Artist
Louise Constad
Makeup Artist
Giuseppe Desiato
Makeup Artist
Franco Fumagalli
Assistant Art Director
Neil Lamont
Assistant Art Director
Pat Jackson
Supervising Sound Editor
Mark Berger
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
David Parker
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Chris Newman
Sound Recordist
Ivan Sharrock
Sound Recordist
Donald Banks
Boom Operator
Marc-Jon Sullivan
Boom Operator
Malcolm Fife
Foley Editor
Richard Duarte
Foley Mixer
Mark Levinson
ADR Supervisor
Richard Quinn
ADR Editor
Richard Conway
Special Effects Supervisor
Gabriel Yared
Original Music Composer
Robert Randles
Music Editor
John Nutt
Dialogue Editor
Sara Bolder
Dialogue Editor
Dianna Stirpe
Dialogue Editor
Michele Mele
Rigging Grip
Giuseppe Meloni
Rigging Gaffer
Steve Clarke
Standby Painter
Aurelio Crugnola
Set Decoration, Art Direction
Stephenie McMillan
Set Decoration
Alessandra Querzola
Assistant Set Decoration
John Bush
Assistant Set Decoration
Luigi Quintili
Construction Coordinator
Dianne Dreyer
Script Supervisor
Vito Colazzo
Location Manager
Carolyn Choa
Choreographer
Tony Teiger
Property Master
Gary Burritt
Negative Cutter
Tommaso Mele
Key Grip
Morris Flam
Gaffer
Lynn Kamern
Unit Production Manager
Franco Ballati
Unit Production Manager
Deborah Ross
Title Designer
Larry Kaplan
Unit Publicist
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