Director and Screenwriter ANTHONY MINGHELLA. He won the Academy Award for Best Director for the 1996 film The English Patient. The movie also won the Oscar for Best Picture. His film The Talented Mr. Ripley, starring Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Cate Blanchett is out on video. The film is based on the novel by Patricia Highsmith. (ORIGINAL BROADCAST: 12/22/99) 12:28:30 FORWARD PROMO (1:29)12:29:00 I.D. BREAK (:59)12:
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