infidelity,china,based on novel or book,shanghai, china,nun,cholera,foreign aid,doctor,epidemic,convent (nunnery),loveless marriage,1920s,bacteriologist

The Painted Veil (2006)

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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.

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Cast & Crew

Director
John Curran
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    Dr. Walter Fane Edward Norton
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    Kitty Fane Naomi Watts
  • Profile picture of Liev Schreiber
    Charlie Townsend Liev Schreiber
  • Profile picture of Toby Jones
    Mr. Waddington Toby Jones
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    Mother Superior Diana Rigg
  • Profile picture of Anthony Wong
    Colonel Yu Anthony Wong
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    Wu Lien Yu Xia
  • Profile picture of Juliet Howland
    Dorothy Townsend Juliet Howland

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Keywords

  • infidelity
  • china
  • based on novel or book
  • shanghai, china
  • nun
  • cholera
  • foreign aid
  • doctor
  • epidemic
  • convent (nunnery)
  • loveless marriage
  • 1920s
  • bacteriologist