Anna and the King (1999)
Anna and the King (1999)
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
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
Sean Ghazi
Khun Phra Balat
K.K. Moggie
Phim
Dharma Harun
Noi
Harith Iskander
Nikorn
Yank Kassim
Pitak
Afdlin Shauki
Interpreter
Swee Lin Neo
Lady Jao Jom Manda Ung
Ramli Hassan
King Chulalongkorn
Robert Hands
Captain Blake
Lim Yu-Beng
Scarfaced leader
Kenneth Tsang
Justice Phya Phrom
Kee Thuan Chye
Second Judge
Patrick Teoh
Third Judge
Aimi Aziz
Lady of Court No.1
Ellie Suriaty
Lady of Court No.2
Tina Siew Ting Lee
Lady of Court No.3
Ruby Wong Cheuk-Ling
Lady of Court No.4
Zaridah Abdul Malik
Lady of Court No.5
Fariza Azlina
La-Ore
Ahmad Mazlan
Scout No.1
Razif Salimin
Scout No.2
Zaibo
Siamese Trader
Pak Ling
Shipping Dock Woman
Zulhaila Siregar
Distraught Villager
Mahmud Ali Bashah
Mercenary
Lawrence Bender
Producer
Ed Elbert
Producer
Roger Bondelli
Editor
Priscilla John
Casting
Luciana Arrighi
Production Design
Ian Whittaker
Set Decoration
Jenny Beavan
Costume Design
Andy Tennant
Director
Media.
Details.
Release DateDecember 16, 1999
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 28m
Content RatingPG-13
Budget$75,000,000
Box Office$113,996,937
Genres
Wiki.
Anna and the King is a 1999 American biographical period drama film directed by Andy Tennant and written by Steve Meerson and Peter Krikes. Loosely based 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 and Chow Yun-fat in the titular roles.
The story concerns Anna Leonowens, an English school teacher in Siam during the late 19th century, who becomes the teacher of King Mongkut's many children and wives. It was mostly shot in Malaysia, particularly in the Penang, Ipoh and Langkawi region.
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, as well as Foster's choice to play the character which many deemed a role that required her to play beneath her intelligence. 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.
Kate Winslet was offered the role of Anna after the huge success of Titanic, but turned it down along with the lead part in Shakespeare in Love to do the independent film Hideous Kinky.