László Almásy
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László Adolf Ede György Mária Almásy de Zsadány et Törökszentmiklós was a Hungarian aristocrat, motorist, desert explorer, aviator, Scout-leader, and sportsman.
Almásy, c. 1945
Almásy’s commemorative plaque in Hungarian at Bernstein Castle
Ladislaus Almásy memorial plaque at Bernstein Castle
Bust of Almásy at the Hungarian Geographical Museum in Érd
The English Patient (film)
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The English Patient is a 1996 epic romantic war drama film directed by Anthony Minghella from his own script based on the 1992 novel by Michael Ondaatje, and produced by Saul Zaentz. The film stars Ra
László Almásy
…desert explorer, aviator, Scout-leader, and sportsman. Michael Ondaatje modeled his protagonist on him in the novel The English Patient (1992). The movie adaptation of the same name, made in 1996, also based its protagonist on Almasy. Almásy was born in Borostyánkő, Austria-Hungary (Bernstein im Burgenland, Austria), into a famous…
Theatrical release poster
Triumph 3HW 350cc motorcycle specified in the novel as Kip's choice of transport and used in the film