Anna and the King

(1999)

★ 6.8 IMDb · 840 votes

Genres: Drama, Romance, History

Year: 1999

Runtime: 148 мин

Country: United States of America

Director: Энди Теннант

Cast: Джоди Фостер, Чоу Юнь-Фат, Бай Лин, Том Фелтон, Syed Alwi, Рэндалл Дук Ким, 林继修, Melissa Campbell, Keith Chin, Mano Maniam

Plot

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.

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.