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Anna and the King
Adaptation film with a runtime of 147 minutes, released in 1999. Presented in English.
At a Glance
Synopsis
The true story of Anna Leonowens' experiences as a governess to the children of an eccentric Asian king has been adapted into a book of memoirs, a biography, a stage play called Anna and the King of Siam -- which was adapted into a 1946 film, a stage musical called +The King and I -- made into both the live-action The King and I (1956)) and the animated The King and I (1999) feature films, and a short-lived 1972 TV series. Now the story is brought to the screen yet again, as Jodie Foster stars as Leonowens, hired by the king of Thailand (Chow Yun-Fat) in the 19th century to help care for his children. The king wants the best for his children, but Anna soon discovers that he is a strong-willed but quixotic leader, and her stay in Thailand becomes a struggle for power with romantic overtones, as they decide who will have authority over the royal youngsters. Anna and the King was directed by Andy Tennant, best known for his 1998 variation on the Cinderella story, Ever After.
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Cast
- Jodie Foster
- Chow Yun-Fat
- Bai Ling
- Tom Felton
- Syed Alwi
- Randall Duk Kim
- Kay Siu Lim
- Melissa Campbell
- Keith Chin
- Mano Maniam
- Shanthini Venugopal
- Deanna Yusoff
- Geoffrey Palmer
- Anne Firbank
- Bill Stewart
- Sean Ghazi
- K.K. Moggie
- Dharma Harun Al-Rashid
- Harith Iskander
- Yusof B. Mohd Kassim
- Afdlin Shauki
- Swee-Lin
- Ramli Hassan
- Robert Hands
- Lim Yu-Beng
- Kenneth Tsang
- Kee Thuan Chye
- Patrick Teoh
- Aimi Aziz
- Ellie Suriatry Omar
- Tina Lee Siew Ting
- Wong Chiu Ling
- Zaridah Abdul Malik
- Fariza Azlina
- Ahmad Mazlan
- Mohd Razib Saliman
- Zaibo
- Pak Ling
- Mahmud Ali Basah
- Zulhaila Siregar
- Jenny Beavan
- Terence Chang
- Luciana Arrighi
- Tom Nursey
- Anna Leonowens
- Caleb Deschanel
- John Ralph
- Julie Kirkham
- Martin Grace
- Morag Ross
- Wink Mordaunt
- Peter Krikes
- Marc Fisichella
- Eric Angelson
- Jon Jashni
- G. Mack Brown
- Ian Whittaker
- Steve Courtley
- Lek Chaiyan Chunsuttiwat
- Terence Clegg
- Roger Bondelli
- Steve Meerson
- Priscilla John
