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.
Ralph Fiennes
as Count László de Almásy
Juliette Binoche
as Hana
Willem Dafoe
as David Caravaggio
Kristin Scott Thomas
as Katharine Clifton
Naveen Andrews
as Sikh Kip
Colin Firth
as Geoffrey Clifton
Julian Wadham
as Madox
Torri Higginson
as Mary
Jürgen Prochnow
as Major Muller
Kevin Whately
as Sgt. Hardy
Clive Merrison
as Fenelon-Barnes
Nino Castelnuovo
as D'Agostino