The Painted Veil (2006)

  • PG-13
  • 12/13/2006 (US)
  • Romance, Drama
  • 2h 5m

Sometimes the greatest journey is the distance between two people.

Overview

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.

John Curran

Director

Ron Nyswaner

Screenplay

W. Somerset Maugham

Novel

Cast

Edward Norton's headshot

Edward Norton

Dr. Walter Fane
Naomi Watts's headshot

Naomi Watts

Kitty Fane
Liev Schreiber's headshot

Liev Schreiber

Charlie Townsend
Toby Jones's headshot

Toby Jones

Mr. Waddington
Diana Rigg's headshot

Diana Rigg

Mother Superior
Anthony Wong Chau-Sang's headshot

Anthony Wong Chau-Sang

Colonel Yu
Yu Xia's headshot

Yu Xia

Wu Lien
Juliet Howland's headshot

Juliet Howland

Dorothy Townsend

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