---
title: 'Anna and the King (1999)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Andy Tennant'
released: '1999-12-17'
runtime_minutes: 148
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'History'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/anna-and-the-king-1999'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0166485/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Anna and the King (1999)

1999 · 148 min · Drama, History, Romance · United States


## Synopsis

Anna and the King is a 1999 American biographical period drama film directed by Andy Tennant. Steve Meerson and Peter Krikes loosely based their screenplay on the 1944 novel Anna and the King of Siam, which gives a fictionalized account of the diaries of Anna Leonowens. It stars Jodie Foster as Leonowens, an English school teacher in Siam during the late 19th century, who becomes the teacher of King Mongkut's many children and wives. It was mostly shot in Malaysia, particularly in the Penang, Ipoh and Langkawi regions.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Andy Tennant](https://cinepixo.com/people/andy-tennant)
- **Screenplay:** [Steve Meerson](https://cinepixo.com/people/steve-meerson), [Peter Krikes](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-krikes)
- **Original Music Composer:** [George Fenton](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-fenton)
- **Producer:** [Lawrence Bender](https://cinepixo.com/people/lawrence-bender)
- **Director of Photography:** [Caleb Deschanel](https://cinepixo.com/people/caleb-deschanel)

## Cast

- [Bai Ling](https://cinepixo.com/people/bai-ling)
- [Jodie Foster](https://cinepixo.com/people/jodie-foster) as Anna Leonowens
- [Geoffrey Palmer](https://cinepixo.com/people/geoffrey-palmer)
- [Tom Felton](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-felton)
- [Lim Kay Siu](https://cinepixo.com/people/lim-kay-siu)
- [Bill Stewart](https://cinepixo.com/people/bill-stewart)
- [Ann Firbank](https://cinepixo.com/people/ann-firbank)
- [Kenneth Tsang](https://cinepixo.com/people/kenneth-tsang)
- [Harith Iskander](https://cinepixo.com/people/harith-iskander)
- [Chow Yun-fat](https://cinepixo.com/people/chow-yun-fat) as Mongkut
- [Sean Ghazi](https://cinepixo.com/people/sean-ghazi)
- [Randall Duk Kim](https://cinepixo.com/people/randall-duk-kim)

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