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Anna and the King( 1999)

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Overview

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Jodie Foster

      Anna

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      Chow Yun-Fat

      King Mongkut

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      Bai Ling

      Tuptim

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      Tom Felton

      Louis

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      Syed Alwi

      The Kralahome

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      Randall Duk Kim

      General Alak

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      Lim Kay Siu

      Prince Chowfa

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      Melissa Campbell

      Princess Fa-Ying

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      Keith Chin

      Prince Chulalongkorn

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      Mano Maniam

      Moonshee

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      Shanthini Venugopal

      Beebe

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      Deanna Yusoff

      Lady Thiang

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      Geoffrey Palmer

      Lord John Bradley

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      Ann Firbank

      Lady Bradley

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      Bill Stewart

      Mycroft Kincaid

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      Sean Ghazi

      Khun Phra Balat

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      K.K. Moggie

      Phim

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      Dharma Harun

      Noi

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      Harith Iskander

      Nikorn

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      Yank Kassim

      Pitak

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      Afdlin Shauki

      Interpreter

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      Swee Lin Neo

      Lady Jao Jom Manda Ung

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      Ramli Hassan

      King Chulalongkorn

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      Robert Hands

      Captain Blake

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      Lim Yu-Beng

      Scarfaced leader

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      Kenneth Tsang

      Justice Phya Phrom

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      Kee Thuan Chye

      Second Judge

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      Patrick Teoh

      Third Judge

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      Aimi Aziz

      Lady of Court No.1

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      Ellie Suriaty

      Lady of Court No.2

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      Tina Siew Ting Lee

      Lady of Court No.3

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      Ruby Wong Cheuk-Ling

      Lady of Court No.4

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      Zaridah Abdul Malik

      Lady of Court No.5

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      Fariza Azlina

      La-Ore

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      Ahmad Mazlan

      Scout No.1

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      Razib Salimin

      Scout No.2

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      Zaibo

      Siamese Trader

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      Pak Ling

      Shipping Dock Woman

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      Zulhaila Siregar

      Distraught Villager

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      Mahmud Ali Bashah

      Mercenary

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      Paothong Thongchua

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Mon Aug 28 2023
    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 original text and turns into more of a sentimental love story tempered by treasonous activities from within the King's extended family. The principle performances are both gentle and sensitive, though ...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    75000000.00

    Revenue

    113996937.00

    Keywords

    • daughter
    • death penalty
    • east india company
    • civil war
    • parent child relationship
    • traitor
    • thailand
    • palace
    • burma
    • based on true story
    • teacher
    • royalty
    • battle
    • denunciation
    • 19th century
    • siam
    • victorian era