The Painted Veil
2006 · Movie · PG-13 · 125 min · ★ 7.3
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.
Based on The Painted Veil
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Details
- Years
- 2006
- Release date
- 2006-12-09
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 125 min
- TMDB rating
- 7.3/10 (1,272 votes)
Themes
- infidelity
- china
- based on novel or book
- shanghai, china
- nun
- cholera
- foreign aid
- doctor
- epidemic
- convent (nunnery)
- loveless marriage
- 1920s
- +1 more
Awards & recognition
- National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
Cast & crew
Edward Norton
as Dr. Walter Fane
Naomi Watts
as Kitty Fane
Liev Schreiber
as Charlie Townsend
Toby Jones
as Mr. Waddington
Diana Rigg
as Mother Superior
Anthony Wong Chau-Sang
as Colonel Yu
Xia Yu
as Wu Lien
Juliet Howland
as Dorothy Townsend
- IR
Ian Renwick
as Geoffrey Denison
Li Bin
as Te-Ming
Directed by John Curran