The Painted Veil

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

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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General Information

Release Date: 2006-12-09
Budget: $19400000
Revenue: $26910847
Runtime: 125 min

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