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Anna and the King
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.
1999 · Directed by Andy Tennant · 148 min · Drama · Romance · History · 9 frames
Crew
- Screenplay: Steve Meerson, Peter Krikes
- Cinematography: Caleb Deschanel
- Edited by: Roger Bondelli
- Music: George Fenton, Robert Kraft
- Production design: Luciana Arrighi
- Produced by: Lawrence Bender, Ed Elbert
Cast
- Jodie Foster as Anna
- Chow Yun-Fat as King Mongkut
- Bai Ling as Tuptim
- Tom Felton as Louis
- Syed Alwi as The Kralahome
- Randall Duk Kim as General Alak
- Lim Kay Siu as Prince Chowfa
- Melissa Campbell as Princess Fa-Ying
- Keith Chin as Prince Chulalongkorn
- Mano Maniam as Moonshee
Production
- Country: United States of America
- Language: Mandarin, Spanish, English, Thai
- Studios: Fox 2000 Pictures, Lawrence Bender Productions
- Budget: $75,000,000
- Box office: $113,996,937
- Themes: daughter, death penalty, civil war, parent child relationship, traitor, thailand, palace, burma, based on true story, teacher
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