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.
Acting
Chow Yun-Fat's commanding vulnerability; Jodie Foster's stubborn dignity.
Costume
400+ handmade costumes that scream 'we spent the budget here.'
Production
Malaysian palace sets built from scratch—no green screens in 1999, baby.
Director
Andy Tennant
Jodie Foster
Anna
Chow Yun-Fat
King Mongkut
Bai Ling
Tuptim
Tom Felton
Louis
Syed Alwi
The Kralahome
Randall Duk Kim
General Alak
Lim Kay Siu
Prince Chowfa
Melissa Campbell
Princess Fa-Ying
Keith Chin
Prince Chulalongkorn
Mano Maniam
Moonshee
Shanthini Venugopal
Beebe
Deanna Yusoff
Lady Thiang
Geoffrey Palmer
Lord John Bradley
Ann Firbank
Lady Bradley
Bill Stewart
Mycroft Kincaid
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Thailand banned the film for 'inaccurate and insulting' portrayal of King Mongkut; the real Anna's memoirs were largely fabricated.
Chow Yun-Fat learned English phonetically for his Hollywood debut—those clipped royal tones? Pure dedication.
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