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Anna and the King
Anna and the King
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1999
2h 28m
6.8(824 votes)
Drama
Romance
History

Overview

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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Production Companies

Fox 2000 Pictures

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Cast & Crew

41 members
Acting

Jodie Foster

Anna

Jodie Foster
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周潤發

King Mongkut

周潤發
Acting

Bai Ling

Tuptim

Bai Ling
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Tom Felton

Louis

Tom Felton
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Syed Alwi

The Kralahome

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Randall Duk Kim

General Alak

Randall Duk Kim
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林继修

Prince Chowfa

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Melissa Campbell

Princess Fa-Ying

Melissa Campbell
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Keith Chin

Prince Chulalongkorn

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Mano Maniam

Moonshee

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Shanthini Venugopal

Beebe

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Deanna Yusoff

Lady Thiang

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Geoffrey Palmer

Lord John Bradley

Geoffrey Palmer
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Ann Firbank

Lady Bradley

Ann Firbank
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Bill Stewart

Mycroft Kincaid

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Sean Ghazi

Khun Phra Balat

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K.K. Moggie

Phim

K.K. Moggie
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Dharma Harun

Noi

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Harith Iskander

Nikorn

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Yank Kassim

Pitak

Yank Kassim
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Afdlin Shauki

Interpreter

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Swee Lin Neo

Lady Jao Jom Manda Ung

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Ramli Hassan

King Chulalongkorn

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Robert Hands

Captain Blake

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Lim Yu-Beng

Scarfaced leader

Lim Yu-Beng
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曾江

Justice Phya Phrom

曾江
Acting

Kee Thuan Chye

Second Judge

Kee Thuan Chye
Acting

Patrick Teoh

Third Judge

Patrick Teoh
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Aimi Aziz

Lady of Court No.1

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Ellie Suriaty

Lady of Court No.2

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Tina Siew Ting Lee

Lady of Court No.3

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黃卓玲

Lady of Court No.4

黃卓玲
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Zaridah Abdul Malik

Lady of Court No.5

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Directing

Fariza Azlina

La-Ore

Fariza Azlina
Acting

Ahmad Mazlan

Scout No.1

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Razif Salimin

Scout No.2

Razif Salimin
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Zaibo

Siamese Trader

Zaibo
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Pak Ling

Shipping Dock Woman

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Zulhaila Siregar

Distraught Villager

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Mahmud Ali Bashah

Mercenary

Mahmud Ali Bashah
Costume & Make-Up

Paothong Thongchua

Unknown Role

Paothong Thongchua

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