The Painted Veil

7.6 Score

2006 • 2h 5min • PG-13 • Drama, Romance

The Painted Veil

"Sometimes the greatest journey is the distance between two people."

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.

IMDb 7.4

RT 74%

MC 69

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Alexandre Desplat

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Edward Norton

Edward Norton

Dr. Walter Fane

Naomi Watts

Naomi Watts

Kitty Fane

Liev Schreiber

Liev Schreiber

Charlie Townsend

Toby Jones

Toby Jones

Mr. Waddington

Diana Rigg

Diana Rigg

Mother Superior

Anthony Wong Chau-Sang

Anthony Wong Chau-Sang

Colonel Yu

Xia Yu

Xia Yu

Wu Lien

Juliet Howland

Juliet Howland

Dorothy Townsend

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Edward Norton

Edward Norton Dr. Walter Fane

Naomi Watts

Naomi Watts Kitty Fane

Liev Schreiber

Liev Schreiber Charlie Townsend

Toby Jones

Toby Jones Mr. Waddington

Diana Rigg

Diana Rigg Mother Superior

Anthony Wong Chau-Sang

Anthony Wong Chau-Sang Colonel Yu

Xia Yu

Xia Yu Wu Lien

Juliet Howland

Juliet Howland Dorothy Townsend

Ian Renwick Geoffrey Denison

Li Bin

Li Bin Te-Ming

Zoe Telford

Zoe Telford Leona

Marie-Laure Descoureaux

Marie-Laure Descoureaux Sister St. Joseph

Lorraine Laurence Sister Maryse

Maggie Steed

Maggie Steed Mrs. Garstin

Li Feng

Li Feng Sung Ching

Yan Lü

Yan Lü Wan Xi

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