Movie Reviews for Anna and the King 1999
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Based on the story of English widow and schoolteacher Anna Leonowens (Foster) who, in 1862, is hired by the King Mongkut of Siam (Yun-Fat) to introduce his 58 children to the ideas of the West. The film looks stunning (it was filmed in Malaysia) and Yun-Fat is regal and charismatic but Foster is too stiff upper-lipped and remote and there's respect rather than any hint of romance. Previously filmed as 1946's "Anna and the King of Siam" and the 1956 musical "The King and I."
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Available on (VHS, DVD) Running time 147 minutes.
Cast and Crew
- Genres
- Adapted from Memoirs or Diaries, Dedicated Teachers, Royalty, Asia, Period Piece: 19th Century
- Screenplay
- Steve Meerson, Peter Krikes
- Cast
- Jodie Foster, Chow Yun-Fat, Bai Ling, Tom Felton, Syed Alwi
- Cinematography
- Caleb Deschanel
- Director
- Andy Tennant
- Music
- George Fenton
- Producer
- Lawrence Bender, Fox 2000 Pictures, 20th Century-Fox
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