Anna and the King

6.8(816)19992h 28m

DramaRomanceHistory

The story of the romance between the King of Siam (now Thailand) and the widowed British school teacher Anna Leonowens during the 1860s. Anna teaches the children and becomes romanced by the King. She convinces him that a man can be loved by just one woman.

Director

Andy Tennant

Budget

$75.0M

Revenue

$114.0M

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Cast

Jodie Foster

Anna

Chow Yun-Fat

King Mongkut

Bai Ling

Tuptim

Tom Felton

Louis

Syed Alwi

The Kralahome

Randall Duk Kim

General Alak

Lim Kay Siu

Prince Chowfa

Melissa Campbell

Princess Fa-Ying

Keith Chin

Prince Chulalongkorn

Mano Maniam

Moonshee

Shanthini Venugopal

Beebe

Deanna Yusoff

Lady Thiang

Reviews

1 review

Geronimo1967

2y ago

6.0

This is a great looking film; the beautiful photography (Malaysia not Thailand) is stunning and George Fenton's sympathetic score helps create a stylish setting for this retelling of the story about an English widow - played here by Jodie Foster - who takes up a position as governess to the children (and wives) of King Mongkut of Siam (Chow Yun-Fat). This story departs pretty drastically from the ...