Anna and the King
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Anna and the King

Year:
Duration:
148 min
Genres:
Drama | History | Romance
IMDB rate:
6.7
Director:
Andy Tennant
Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 12 nominations
Details
Country: USA
Release Date: 1999-12-17
Filming Locations: Santa Clarita, California, USA
Earnings
Budget: $75,000,000
Opening Weekend: $5,223,416 (USA) (19 December 1999)
Gross: $39,251,128 (USA) (9 April 2000)
Cast
Actor
Character
Bai Ling
Bai Ling
Anna and the King
Jodie Foster
Anna Leonowens
Yun-Fat Chow
King Mongkut
Tom Felton
Louis Leonowens
Syed Alwi
The Kralahome, Prime Minister
Randall Duk Kim
General Alak
Kay Siu Lim
Prince Chowfa, King Mongkut's Brother
Melissa Campbell
Princess Fa-Ying
Keith Chin
Prince Chulalongkorn
Mano Maniam
Moonshee, Leonowens' Indian Servant
Shanthini Venugopal
Beebe, Leonowens' Indian Servant
Geoffrey Palmer
Lord John Bradley
Ann Firbank
Lady Bradley
Bill Stewart
Mycroft Kincaid, East India Trading Co.
Sean Ghazi
Khun Phra Balat
K.K. Moggie
Phim
Dharma Harun Al-Rashid
Noi
Harith Iskander
Nikorn
Yusof B. Mohd Kassim
Pitak
Afdlin Shauki
Interpreter
Swee Lin Neo
Lady Jao Jom Manda Ung (as Swee-Lin)
Ramli Hassan
King Chulalongkorn
Robert Hands
Captain Blake
Yu Beng Lim
Scarfaced leader
Kee Thuan Chye
Second Judge
Patrick Teoh
Third Judge
Aimi Aziz
Lady of Court No.1
Ellie Suriaty Omar
Lady of Court No.2
Tina Siew Ting Lee
Lady of Court No.3
Ruby Wong
Lady of Court No.4 (as Cheuk Ling Wong)
Zaridah Abdul Malik
Lady of Court No.5
Fariza Azlina
La-Ore
Ahmad Mazlan
Scout No.1
Mohd Razib Saliman
Scout No.2
Zaibo
Siamese trader
Pak Ling
Shipping dock woman
Mahmud Ali Basah
Mercenary
Zulhaila Siregar
Distraught villager
Jean-Luc Russier
French Ambassador (uncredited)
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Trivia
Alyssa Milano was originally offered the leading role, but turned it down due to her commitment with the TV series Charmed (1998).
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The film was banned in Thailand because of assumed historical inaccuracies about the King of Siam and the time period of the film.
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Jodie Foster was paid $15 million for playing the lead role.
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Goofs
In the scene where Anna first meets the King, the French ambassadors are delivering "a present from the King of France" (in French in the dialogue). In the 1860's France did not have a king any longer: its leader Napoleon III had the title of "Emperor".
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The violins in the orchestra at the anniversary celebration are obviously not in sync with the music they are "playing".
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After the fight between Prince Chulalongkorn and Louis, King Mongkut goes and investigates the reason for the fight; he sees Louis writing lines and his son just standing there. Chulalongkorn is on Anna's right while Louis is on her left. Later, when Louis is finished writing his lines he is on her right and the prince is on her left.
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Quotes
King Mongkut: You are teacher?
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Tuptim: I remember my first rice festival. People come from everywhere to see king. He bless all crops, and it begin to rain. I think he was a God.
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King Mongkut: [to Anna and Louis] The Royal Family: Twenty three wives, forty two concubines, fifty eight offspring, and ten more on the way. Each one unique. Each one my hope for the future. I understand your surprise. Not as many as the Emperor of China, but he did not spend half of life in monastery. King making up for lost time.
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Faq
Q
How does the egg trick work?
A
In a lesson on how "nature abhors a vacuum," Anna tosses a flaming stick into a bottle, places a peeled, hard-boiled egg on the top of the neck, and the egg is suddenly sucked into the bottle. It works because the fire depletes the oxygen inside the bottle, creating not really a vacuum (because nitrogen is still inside), but a reduced pressure, which sucks the pliable egg inside.
Q
Why didn't the King stop Tuptim's execution?
A
Although the King planned to step in and save Tuptim (Bai Ling) and her lover Khun Phra Balat (Sean Ghazi) from being executed, he did not do so because Anna had made a comment to the court saying that she would speak to the King. Because she had done this, he was unable to do anything as he would have lost face by appearing to be taking instructions from a governess.
Q
How long did Anna serve as teacher to the King's children?
A
Anna was hired in 1862 and left the position in 1867, a period of almost six years.
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Bai Ling Kenneth Tsang Deanna Yusoff
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