At the end of World War II, a mysterious, horribly burned man who claims not to remember his name, known only as the "English patient," lies near death in an Italian villa. He is cared for by a quietly desperate young nurse, Hana, herself a victim of the war. With her at the villa are Kip, a young Sikh bomb-disposal expert, and a shadowy thief with bandaged hands named Caravaggio. The key to the burned man's past may lie in his commonplace book, a volume of Herodotus, and its intimations of the sacred whirlwind of a great, mysterious, passionate, and tragically doomed love, which trapped two unsuspecting people, forever.

Based on the novel by Michael Ondaatje. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1996. Disc One: Special Features: Feature Commentary with director Anthony Minghella; Feature Commentary with director and screenwriter Anthony Minghella, producer Saul Zaentz, and English Patient author Michael Ondaatje. Disc Two: Bonus Material: About Michael Ondaatje (22 min.); From Novel to Screenplay: Interviews with Cast and Crew (8 min.); The Formidable Saul Zaentz (2 min.); A Historical Look at the Real Count Almasy (9 min.); Filmmaker Conversations (79 min.); The Work of Stuart Craig: Production Designer (4 min.); The Eyes of Phil Bray: Still Photographer (3 min.); Master Class with Anthony Minghella: Deleted Scenes (20 min.); Black and White to Colour: The Making of The English Patient (53 min.); Reviews of The English Patient [text feature]; Sneak Peeks [previews] (9 min.).

Opening credits -- Last requests -- Questions and answers -- Minefield -- Hana stays behind -- Story of Candaules -- New houseguest -- Dangerous Bach -- Writings on the wall -- Newfound feelings -- Katherine remains -- Sandstorm -- Reading lessons -- Unexpected visitor -- Illicit liaisons -- Plan of surprise -- Gift for Kip -- Clearing out -- Torture room -- Drunken spectacle -- Volume of light -- Defusing the bomb -- It's raining -- Disastrous celebration -- Caravaggio's departure -- Death flight -- In need of help -- Train trip -- Reflections -- Fatal injection -- End credits.