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The Painted Veil

2006·125 min

The Painted Veil

Directed by John Curran

RomanceDrama

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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Dr. Walter Fane

Kitty Fane

Charlie Townsend

Mr. Waddington

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Antonia Barnard

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Ming Beaver Kwei

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Jean-François Fonlupt

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Yasmine Golchan

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Alexandre Desplat

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The Painted Veil (2006) is about 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.

Who directed The Painted Veil?

John Curran directed The Painted Veil (2006).

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