Academy Award winner Jodie Foster and international sensation Chow Yun-Fat star in this epic retelling of a classic, true-life story. When English schoolteacher, Anna Leonowens, arrives in the exotic land of Siam to teach the children of King Mongkut, her Western sensibilities clash with the ruler's Eastern ways. The tension builds as Mongkut learns that outside forces are conspiring against his regime. With the political intrigue set to explode, Anna and the King must become allies in a daring fight to save Siam from dangerous enemies bent on destruction. In the tradition of Braveheart and The English Patient, comes Anna And The King, a sweeping masterpiece filled with passion and adventure.
Directed by
Andy Tennant
Written by
Anna Leonowens (diaries); Steve Meerson (screenplay); Peter Krikes (screenplay)
Starring
Jodie Foster (Anna Leonowens); Yun-Fat Chow (King Mongkut (as Chow Yun-Fat)); Ling Bai (Tuptim); 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); Deanna Yusoff (Lady Thiang, Head Wife); Geoffrey Palmer (Lord John Bradley); Ann Firbank (Lady Bradley); Bill Stewart (Mycroft Kincaid, East India Trading Co.). Please contact SFC to add other cast members and characters.
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