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Anna and the King
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Film · TMDB
6.8The 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.
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
Themes
- daughter
- death penalty
- civil war
- parent child relationship
- traitor
- thailand
- palace
- burma
- based on true story
- teacher
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Ratings
IMDb
6.7/10
40,005 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
52%
Metacritic
56/100
- Year
- 1999
- Runtime
- 148 min
- Genres
- Drama, History, Romance
- Rated
- PG-13
- Awards
- Nominated for 2 Oscars. 14 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Andy Tennant
- Screenplay by
- Steve Meerson , Peter Krikes
- Based on
- Anna and the King of Siam , by Margaret Landon
- Produced by
- Lawrence Bender , Ed Elbert
- Starring
- Jodie Foster Chow Yun-fat Bai Ling
- Cinematography
- Caleb Deschanel
- Edited by
- Roger Bondelli
- Music by
- George Fenton
- Production companies
- Fox 2000 Pictures , Lawrence Bender Productions
- Distributed by
- 20th Century Fox
- Release date
- December 17, 1999 ( 1999-12-17 ) (United States)
- Running time
- 148 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $92 million
- Box office
- $114 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- historical film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- Thai
- Based on
- Anna and the King of Siam
- Main subject
- Anna Leonowens
- Director
- Andy Tennant
- Composer
- George Fenton
- Producer
- Lawrence Bender
- Production company
- 20th Century Studios
- Cinematographer
- Caleb Deschanel
- Narrative location
- Thailand
- Duration
- 148
- FilmAffinity ID
- 467526
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 2000-01-27
- title
- Anna and the King
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Production Design
- distributed by
- Netflix
- production designer
- Ian Whittaker
- after a work by
- Margaret Landon
- costume designer
- Jenny Beavan
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 52%
- end time
- 1999-12-06
- capital cost
- 92000000
- box office
- 113996937
Sources (9)
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Encyclopedic overview
Anna and the King is a 1999 American biographical period drama film directed by Andy Tennant. Steve Meerson and Peter Krikes loosely based their screenplay on the 1944 novel Anna and the King of Siam, which gives a fictionalized account of the diaries of Anna Leonowens. It stars Jodie Foster as Leonowens, an English school teacher in Siam during the late 19th century, who becomes the teacher of King Mongkut's (Chow Yun-fat) many children and wives. It was mostly shot in Malaysia, particularly in the Penang, Ipoh and Langkawi regions.
Anna and the King was released in the United States on December 17, 1999, by 20th Century Fox. The film was subject to controversy when the Thai government deemed it historically inaccurate and insulting to the royal family and banned its distribution in the country. It received mixed reviews from critics who praised the production values, costume design, and musical score but criticised its screenplay and length. The film grossed $114 million worldwide, against its $92 million budget. It received two nominations at the 72nd Academy Awards: Best Art Direction and Best Costume Design.
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