This is the story of Anna Leonowens, the English schoolteacher who came to Siam in the 1860s to teach the children of King Mongkut. She becomes involved in his affairs, from the tragic plight of a young concubine to trying to forge an alliance with Britain to a war with Burma that is orchestrated by Britain. In the meantime, a subtle romance develops between them.
| Release Date: | Dec 1999 |
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| Genre: | Romance / History / Drama / Comedy |
| Awards: | Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 10 nominations |
| Cast: | Jodie Foster (Anna Leonowens), Yun-Fat Chow (King Mongkut), Bai Ling (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.), Sean Ghazi (Khun Phra Balat), K.K. Moggie (Phim), Dharma Harun Al-Rashid (Noi), Harith Iskander (Nikorn), Yusof B. Mohd Kassim (Pitak), Afdlin Shauki (Interpreter), Swee Lin Neo (Lady Jao Jom Manda Ung (as Swee-Lin)), Ramli Hassan (King Chulalongkorn), Robert Hands (Captain Blake), Yu Beng Lim (Scarfaced leader), Kenneth Tsang (Justice Phya Phrom), Kee Thuan Chye (Second Judge), Teoh Kah Yong (Third Judge), Aimi Aziz (Lady of Court No.1), Ellie Suriaty Omar (Lady of Court No.2), Tina Lee Siew Ting (Lady of Court No.3), Ruby Wong (Lady of Court No.4 (as Cheuk Ling Wong)), Zaridah Abdul Malik (Lady of Court No.5), Fariza Azlina (La-Ore), Ahmad Mazlan (Scout No.1), Mohd Razib Saliman (Scout No.2), Zaibo (Siamese trader), Pak Ling (Shipping dock woman), Mahmud Ali Basah (Mercenary), Zulhaila Siregar (Distraught villager), Jean-Luc Russier (French Ambassador (uncredited)) |