Anna and the King (1999)

Directors

Andy Tennant

Cast

Jodie Foster, Chow Yun Fat, Ling Bai, Tom Felton, Syed Alwi, Randall Duk Kim, Kay Siu Lim, Melissa Campbell, Keith Chin, Mano Maniam, Shanthini Venugopal, Deanna Yusoff, Geoffrey Palmer, Ann Firbank

The story

Widowed British educator Anna Leonowens and her son Louis travel to Siam, where she is to teach English, Modern Western Education, Scientific and Secular Education to Crown Prince Chulalongkorn, the heir of King Mongkut. Believing modernizing Siam will see the country resist colonialism and protect its ancient traditions, Mongkut has Anna teach all of his dozens of children, born to twenty-three wives. Initially, Mongkut and Anna clash due to cultural differences as well as their equally strong wills, yet he is impressed by her intelligence and benevolence.

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