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Anna and the King of Siam is an American 1946 drama film directed by John Cromwell. An adaptation of the 1944 novel of the same name by Margaret Landon, it was based on the fictionalized diaries of Anna Leonowens, an Anglo-Indian woman who claimed to be British and became governess in the Royal Court of Siam (now modern Thailand) during the 1860s.
Anna and the King of Siam: Directed by John Cromwell. With Irene Dunne, Rex Harrison, Linda Darnell, Lee J. Cobb. In 1862, a young Englishwoman becomes royal tutor in Siam and befriends the King.
Dec 17, 1999 · Anna and the King: Directed by Andy Tennant. With Jodie Foster, Chow Yun-Fat, Bai Ling, Tom Felton. The story of the romance between the King of Siam and widowed British schoolteacher, Anna Leonowens, during the 1860s.
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.
A more thoughtful and dramatic depiction of the engaging story based on actual events, Anna and the King of Siam was the first film adaptation of the real-life adventures of Anna Leonowens, the British widow hired in 1862 to teach English to the numerous wives, concubines and children of Mongkut, the King of Siam (now known as Thailand).
Based on Margaret London's novel. Widow and her son arrive in Siam to tutor the king's many wives and children. Immediate clash of temperaments between Anna and the arrogant, supremely...
When young British teacher Anna Owens (Irene Dunne) arrives in Bangkok to tutor the family of King Mongkut (Rex Harrison), she finds that she is not well prepared for her exotic new...
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Rex Harrison rather woodenly portrays King Mongkut as he works to bring 19th century Siam into the modern world; hoping to improve the lives of his people and at the same time ensuring the continued independence of his nation from the marauding colonial powers at large at the time.
Widow and her son arrive in Siam to tutor the king's many wives and children. Immediate clash of temperaments between Anna and the arrogant, supremely egotistical despot...
