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The Painted Veil
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The Painted Veil

2006-12-09 · 125 min · ★ 7.3

Romance · Drama

A British medical doctor fights a cholera outbreak in a small Chinese village, while also being trapped at home in a loveless marriage to an unfaithful wife.

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Directors
John Curran
Production companies
Emotion Pictures, The Mark Gordon Company, Class 5 Films, Warner China Film HG Corporation 中影华纳横店, Stratus Film Co., Bob Yari Productions, The Colleton Company, Dragon Studios, Salon Films, Syndicate Films, Warner Independent Pictures, China Film Co-Production
Countries
Canada, United States of America, China, Hong Kong
Status
Released
Budget
USD 19,400,000
Revenue
USD 26,910,847

Top Cast

Edward NortonEdward NortonDr. Walter Fane
Naomi WattsNaomi WattsKitty Fane
Liev SchreiberLiev SchreiberCharlie Townsend
Toby JonesToby JonesMr. Waddington
Diana RiggDiana RiggMother Superior
Anthony Wong Chau-sangAnthony Wong Chau-sangColonel Yu
Xia YuXia YuWu Lien
Juliet HowlandJuliet HowlandDorothy Townsend
Ian RenwickGeoffrey Denison
Li BinLi BinTe-Ming
Zoe TelfordZoe TelfordLeona
Marie-Laure DescoureauxMarie-Laure DescoureauxSister St. Joseph
Lorraine LaurenceSister Maryse
Maggie SteedMaggie SteedMrs. Garstin
Li FengLi FengSung Ching
Yan LüYan LüWan Xi
Catherine AnCatherine AnHostess
Bill MarcusBill MarcusBusinessman in Colony Club
Maurice HerschtalBusinessman in Colony Club
Shobauro HiratsukaBusinessman in Colony Club

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