The Painted Veil

Dec 9, 2006

2h 5m

★ 7.2

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.

Genres

Romance

Drama

Production Companies

Emotion Pictures

The Mark Gordon Company

Class 5 Films

Warner China Film HG Corporation

Stratus Film Co.

Bob Yari Productions

The Colleton Company

Dragon Studios

Salon Films

Syndicate Films

Warner Independent Pictures

China Film Co-Production Corp.

The Painted Veil Trailers

Cast

Dr. Walter Fane

Edward Norton

Kitty Fane

Naomi Watts

Charlie Townsend

Liev Schreiber

Mr. Waddington

Toby Jones

Mother Superior

Diana Rigg

Colonel Yu

Anthony Wong Chau-Sang

Wu Lien

Yu Xia

Dorothy Townsend

Juliet Howland

Geoffrey Denison

Ian Renwick

Te-Ming

Li Bin

Leona

Zoe Telford

Sister St. Joseph

Marie-Laure Descoureaux

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2.5

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6.5

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6.1

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5.4

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0.0

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7.0

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4.5

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6.2

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6.8

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6.0

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0.0

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0.0

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7.2

Haw

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5.9

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When a driven doctor doesn't get the prestigious position she planned for, she unexpectedly finds herself moving to a remote Alaskan town. While she meets the locals and even starts a new romance, she has to learn to let the life she planned for give way to a love she never could have imagined, and finds this festive small town is hiding one big holiday secret.

7.6

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0.0

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