Anna and the King
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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Cast
41 people
Jodie Foster
Anna
Known for
The Silence of the Lambs
Taxi Driver
Chow Yun-Fat
King Mongkut
Known for
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Dragonball Evolution
Bai Ling
Tuptim
Known for
The Crow
Taxi 3
Tom Felton
Louis
Known for
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Syed Alwi
The Kralahome
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Randall Duk Kim
General Alak
Known for
Kung Fu Panda
The Matrix Reloaded
Lim Kay Siu
Prince Chowfa
Known for
Avatar: The Last Airbender
Melissa Campbell
Princess Fa-Ying
Also in
KELUARGA ITU
Bad Cop
Keith Chin
Prince Chulalongkorn
Also in
Sunny and the Elephant
Mano Maniam
Moonshee
Known for
The Sleeping Dictionary
Shanthini Venugopal
Beebe
Also in
I.D
Block B
Deanna Yusoff
Lady Thiang
Known for
Return to Paradise
Andy Tennant Director · Steve Meerson Screenplay Peter Krikes Screenplay
Worldwide gross $114M · Budget $75M · United States release December 16, 1999
Box office
Budget
$75,000,000
Worldwide gross
$113,996,937
Gross vs. budget
1.5×
Production
Fox 2000 Pictures
Production
Lawrence Bender Productions
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
Chinese · English · Spanish · Thai
Release dates
Australia · December 16, 1999
Theatrical
United States · December 16, 1999
Theatrical
Brazil
January 14, 2000 · Theatrical · Fox Film mj.gov.br
June 20, 2000 · Physical · Fox Home mj.gov.br
November 21, 2001 · TV · Fox Film mj.gov.br
June 23, 2005 · Physical · Fox Home mj.gov.br
Czechia
March 2, 2000 · Theatrical
France
January 26, 2000 · Theatrical
December 6, 2000 · Physical · DVD
February 23, 2021 · Digital · Disney+
Germany
January 27, 2000 · Theatrical
Greece
January 27, 2000 · Theatrical
Italy
January 14, 2000 · Theatrical
Japan
February 5, 2000 · Theatrical
Netherlands
February 3, 2000 · Theatrical
April 1, 2001 · Physical · DVD
June 1, 2003 · TV · RTL 4
South Korea
December 31, 1999 · Theatrical
Sweden
August 21, 2001 · Theatrical
Switzerland
January 27, 2000 · Digital
Türkiye
December 16, 1999 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
December 17, 1999 · Theatrical
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