The Painted Veil (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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $19,400,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $26,910,847.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 19.843 |
Directed By
John Curran
Crew
John Curran
Jean-François Fonlupt
Edward Norton
Antonia Barnard
Ming Beaver Kwei
Alexandre Desplat
Alexandre de Franceschi
Bob Yari
John Curran
Sara Colleton
Yasmine Golchan
Robert Katz
Ron Nyswaner
W. Somerset Maugham
Naomi Watts
Mark Gordon
Ron Nyswaner
Ellen Lewis
Stuart Dryburgh
Jiakun Zhang
Antonia Barnard
Juhua Tu
Wang Hong
John Mahaffie
Diva Magpayo
Simon Njoo
Sherrie Liu
David Lee
Paul Menichini
Wayne Lemmer
Byron Wilson
Skip Lievsay
Glen Wilson
Peta Lawson
Derek Vanderhorst
Gerry Nucifora
Tim LeBlanc
Derek Vanderhorst
Skip Lievsay
Joel Dougherty
Ruth Myers
TOP CAST
Edward Norton
Dr. Walter Fane
Naomi Watts
Kitty Fane
Liev Schreiber
Charlie Townsend
Diana Rigg
Mother Superior
Toby Jones
Mr. Waddington
Anthony Wong Chau-Sang
Colonel Yu
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
Yu Xia
Wu Lien
Catherine An
Hostess
Bill Marcus
Businessman in Colony Club
Maurice Herschtal
Businessman in Colony Club
Shobauro Hiratsuka
Businessman in Colony Club
John Cann
Businessman in Colony Club
Yin Qing
Student 2
Alan David
Mr. Garstin
Sally Hawkins
(Credited but deleted)
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