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Anna and the King
Anna and the King

Anna and the King

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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.

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Budget

$75000000

Revenue

$113996937

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

148 mins

Rating

6.8/10

Release Date

16 December 1999

Country

United States of America

Cast

Jodie Foster

Jodie Foster

Anna

Chow Yun-fat

Chow Yun-fat

King Mongkut

Bai Ling

Bai Ling

Tuptim

Tom Felton

Tom Felton

Louis

Syed Alwi

Syed Alwi

The Kralahome

Randall Duk Kim

Randall Duk Kim

General Alak

Lim Kay Siu

Lim Kay Siu

Prince Chowfa

Melissa Campbell

Melissa Campbell

Princess Fa-Ying

Keith Chin

Keith Chin

Prince Chulalongkorn

Mano Maniam

Mano Maniam

Moonshee

Shanthini Venugopal

Shanthini Venugopal

Beebe

Deanna Yusoff

Deanna Yusoff

Lady Thiang

Geoffrey Palmer

Geoffrey Palmer

Lord John Bradley

Ann Firbank

Ann Firbank

Lady Bradley

Bill Stewart

Bill Stewart

Mycroft Kincaid

Sean Ghazi

Sean Ghazi

Khun Phra Balat

K.K. Moggie

K.K. Moggie

Phim

Dharma Harun

Dharma Harun

Noi

Harith Iskander

Harith Iskander

Nikorn

Yank Kassim

Yank Kassim

Pitak

Afdlin Shauki

Afdlin Shauki

Interpreter

Swee Lin Neo

Swee Lin Neo

Lady Jao Jom Manda Ung

Ramli Hassan

Ramli Hassan

King Chulalongkorn

Robert Hands

Robert Hands

Captain Blake

Lim Yu-Beng

Lim Yu-Beng

Scarfaced leader

Kenneth Tsang

Kenneth Tsang

Justice Phya Phrom

Kee Thuan Chye

Kee Thuan Chye

Second Judge

Patrick Teoh

Patrick Teoh

Third Judge

Aimi Aziz

Aimi Aziz

Lady of Court No.1

Ellie Suriaty

Ellie Suriaty

Lady of Court No.2

Tina Siew Ting Lee

Tina Siew Ting Lee

Lady of Court No.3

Ruby Wong Cheuk-Ling

Ruby Wong Cheuk-Ling

Lady of Court No.4

Zaridah Abdul Malik

Zaridah Abdul Malik

Lady of Court No.5

Fariza Azlina

Fariza Azlina

La-Ore

Ahmad Mazlan

Ahmad Mazlan

Scout No.1

Razib Salimin

Razib Salimin

Scout No.2

Zaibo

Zaibo

Siamese Trader

Pak Ling

Pak Ling

Shipping Dock Woman

Zulhaila Siregar

Zulhaila Siregar

Distraught Villager

Mahmud Ali Bashah

Mahmud Ali Bashah

Mercenary

Paothong Thongchua

Paothong Thongchua

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