The Painted Veil
PG-13“Sometimes the greatest journey is the distance between two people.”
2006·125 min·Released
Studio: Bob Yari Productions, China Film Co-Production, Class 5 Films, Dragon Studios, Emotion Pictures, Salon Films, Stratus Film Co., Syndicate Films, The Colleton Company, The Mark Gordon Company, Warner China Film HG Corporation 中影华纳横店, Warner Independent Pictures
7.3TMDb
Theatrical Dec 9, 2006
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.
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Crew
DirectorJohn Curran
WriterRon Nyswaner
Cast
Edward Norton
Dr. Walter Fane
Naomi Watts
Kitty Fane
Liev Schreiber
Charlie Townsend
Toby Jones
Mr. Waddington
Diana Rigg
Mother Superior
Anthony Wong Chau-Sang
Colonel Yu
Xia Yu
Wu Lien
Juliet Howland
Dorothy Townsend
Ian Renwick
Geoffrey Denison
Li Bin
Te-Ming
Zoe Telford
Leona
Marie-Laure Descoureaux
Sister St. Joseph
Lorraine Laurence
Sister Maryse
Maggie Steed
Mrs. Garstin
Li Feng
Sung Ching
Yan Lü
Wan Xi
Catherine An
Hostess
Bill Marcus
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Maurice Herschtal
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Shobauro Hiratsuka
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Keywords
infidelitychinabased on novel or bookshanghai, chinanuncholeraforeign aiddoctorepidemicconvent (nunnery)loveless marriage1920sbacteriologist
Details
Budget
$19M
Revenue
$27M
TMDb Votes
1,264
Added May 14, 2026Updated Jun 4, 2026