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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Film Cast:
Anna: Jodie Foster
King Mongkut: Chow Yun-fat
Tuptim: Bai Ling
Louis: Tom Felton
The Kralahome: Syed Alwi
General Alak: Randall Duk Kim
Prince Chowfa: Lim Kay Siu
Princess Fa-Ying: Melissa Campbell
Prince Chulalongkorn: Keith Chin
Moonshee: Mano Maniam
Beebe: Shanthini Venugopal
Lady Thiang: Deanna Yusoff
Lord John Bradley: Geoffrey Palmer
Lady Bradley: Ann Firbank
Mycroft Kincaid: Bill Stewart
Khun Phra Balat: Sean Ghazi
Phim: K.K. Moggie
Noi: Dharma Harun
Nikorn: Harith Iskander
Pitak: Yank Kassim
Interpreter: Afdlin Shauki
Lady Jao Jom Manda Ung: Swee Lin Neo
King Chulalongkorn: Ramli Hassan
Captain Blake: Robert Hands
Scarfaced leader: Lim Yu-Beng
Justice Phya Phrom: Kenneth Tsang
Second Judge: Kee Thuan Chye
Third Judge: Patrick Teoh
Lady of Court No.1: Aimi Aziz
Lady of Court No.2: Ellie Suriaty
Lady of Court No.3: Tina Siew Ting Lee
Lady of Court No.4: Ruby Wong Cheuk-Ling
Lady of Court No.5: Zaridah Abdul Malik
La-Ore: Fariza Azlina
Scout No.1: Ahmad Mazlan
Scout No.2: Razif Salimin
Siamese Trader: Zaibo
Shipping Dock Woman: Pak Ling
Mercenary: Mahmud Ali Basah
Distraught Villager: Zulhaila Siregar
Film Crew:
Producer: Lawrence Bender
Original Music Composer: George Fenton
Screenplay: Steve Meerson
Screenplay: Peter Krikes
Casting: Priscilla John
Director of Photography: Caleb Deschanel
Producer: Ed Elbert
Editor: Roger Bondelli
Production Design: Luciana Arrighi
Costume Design: Jenny Beavan
Director: Andy Tennant
Novel: Anna Leonowens
Original Music Composer: Robert Kraft
Set Decoration: Ian Whittaker
Unit Production Manager: Leila Kirkpatrick
Gaffer: Laurie Shane
Best Boy Electric: Ron Shane
Movie Reviews:
CinemaSerf: This is a great looking film; the beautiful photography (Malaysia not Thailand) is stunning and George Fenton’s sympathetic score helps create a stylish setting for this retelling of the story about an English widow – played here by Jodie Foster – who takes up a position as governess to the children (and wives) of King Mongkut of Siam (Chow Yun-Fat). This story departs pretty drastically from the original text and turns into more of a sentimental love story tempered by treasonous activities from within the King’s extended family. The principle performances are both gentle and sensitive, though Jodie Foster’s accent is a little forced, and Bill Stewart puts in a good effort as the dodgy British trader “Mycroft Kincaid”. It is just too far removed from the original for me, but I’d watch it again….