一架英国飞机在飞越撒哈拉沙漠时被德军击落，机师由于受伤，想不起自己是谁，因此被叫做“英国病人”。汉娜是战地医院的一名护士，她决定独身留下来照顾那个英国病人。他们停留的地方是意大利的一个废弃的修道院，远离战争的喧嚣，显得宁静而闲逸，“英国病人”静静的躺在房间的木床上，窗头 的一本旧书渐渐唤起了他的思绪……
一段爱情，在战火中燃烧，逾越了道德，改变了战局。考古学家艾马殊伯爵（拉尔夫•费因斯 Ralph Fiennes 饰）跟随探险家来到撒哈拉沙漠考察，结识了绘制地图的飞机师杰佛和他妻子凯瑟琳（克里斯汀•斯科特•托马斯 Kristin Scott Thomas 饰）。凯瑟琳的才气和美丽让艾马殊深深着迷，两人在沙漠一个幽深洞穴参观壁画时，更加发现彼此志趣相投。 道德最终战胜了激情。凯瑟琳和艾马殊分手后，杰弗发现了妻子的外遇。伤心的杰弗开着飞机企图与妻子和艾马殊同归于尽，艾马殊幸运躲过一劫，却造成凯瑟琳身受重伤、自己命丧黄泉。艾马殊赶到深爱的人身边，把她安置到山洞里，承诺一定会走出沙漠，找到援助。但是，事情却不像想象中容易。他为了救人，担当了卖国罪名，惹来了杀身之祸，最终他没有违背诺言，可是，凯瑟琳已在寒冷中永远地离开了他……艾马殊将凯瑟琳的遗体放上飞机，在飞越撒哈拉沙漠时被德军击落，于是发生了影片开头的一幕。
在照顾“英国病人”的日子里，汉娜结识了印度籍的拆弹手基普，两人互生情愫。即使战争已然结束，但拆弹手基普必然仍要无数次面对死亡。
最终，应英国病人的要求，汉娜给他注射了大剂量的吗啡......
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