Synopsis
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.
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Cast
- Ralph FiennesCount László de Almásy
- Juliette BinocheHana
- Willem DafoeDavid Caravaggio
- Kristin Scott ThomasKatharine Clifton
- Naveen AndrewsSikh Kip
- Colin FirthGeoffrey Clifton
- Julian WadhamMadox
- Torri HigginsonMary
- Jürgen ProchnowMajor Muller
- Kevin WhatelySgt. Hardy
Recommendations
- 100
Washington Post
Awash in heart-rending emotions and gorgeous images, this is a movie to lose yourself in. - 100
Film.com
It feels like a dream that a movie could have this kind of poetic grace and epic sweep, or could be so faithful to its source and still work so perfectly as a film. - 100
Los Angeles Times
Rising to crescendos of emotion usually reached only by tenors and sopranos, these characters are the beneficiaries of the luminous writing of the novel and screenplay as well as the expert performances of the actors, especially Scott Thomas. - 100
San Francisco Chronicle
A mesmerizing film that is the most stunning, tempestuous love story in a decade or two of movie making. - 90
Mr. Showbiz
Astonishingly deep and moving. - 88
USA Today
The big story here is Kristin Scott Thomas' captivating performance. - 80
Film.com
The look, the feel, the brood-y, brilliant cast: This is an oddly affecting movie, all right, a jellyroll of Bronte and Hemingway. - 80
Film.com
It's got both the sweeping spectacle and the keen, tactile sense of human intimacy.
