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The Painted Veil
2006 · from the book by William Somerset Maugham
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The Painted Veil
Based On the book by William Somerset Maugham
The Painted Veil is a 1934 American drama directed by Richard Boleslawski and starring Greta Garbo. The film was produced by Hunt Stromberg for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Based on the 1925 novel The Painted Veil by W. Somerset Maugham, with a screenplay by John Meehan, Salka Viertel, and Edith Fitzgerald, the film is about a woman who accompanies her new husband to China while he conducts medical research. Feeling neglected by her husband, the woman soon falls in love with a handsome diplomatic attaché.
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- 1934
- Greta Garbo, Herbert Marshall, George Brent, Warner Oland, Jean Hersholt
- United States
- English
Book vs Film
The Book · 1925
The Painted Veil
William Somerset Maugham
★ 4.0 / 5
1 ratings · Open Library
The Film · 1934
The Painted Veil
Richard Boleslawski
★ 6.5 / 10
1,882 votes · IMDb
Reached the screen 9 years after publication.
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