Anna and the King of Siam
1946 | 128m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | John Cromwell |
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| Writer: | Talbot Jennings, Margaret Landon, Sally Benson |
| Staring: |
| In 1862, a young Englishwoman becomes royal tutor in Siam and befriends the King. | |
| Release Date: | Aug 11, 1946 |
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| Director: | John Cromwell |
| Writer: | Talbot Jennings, Margaret Landon, Sally Benson |
| Genres: | Drama, Romance |
| Keywords | bangkok, thailand, thailand, palace, widow, biography, harem, king, governess, english teacher, 19th century, siam |
| Production Companies | 20th Century Fox |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Irene Dunne | Anna Owens |
| Rex Harrison | King Mongkut |
| Linda Darnell | Tuptim |
| Lee J. Cobb | Kralahome |
| Gale Sondergaard | Lady Thiang |
| Mikhail Rasumny | Alak |
| Dennis Hoey | Sir Edward |
| Tito Renaldo | Prince Chulalongkorn (as a boy) |
| Richard Lyon | Louis Owens |
| John Abbott | Phya Phrom |
| Laurette Luez | Wife of King |
| Yvonne Rob |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Talbot Jennings | Screenplay |
| Arthur C. Miller | Director of Photography |
| William S. Darling | Art Direction |
| Lyle R. Wheeler | Art Direction |
| Margaret Landon | Book |
| Thomas Little | Set Decoration |
| Frank E. Hughes | Other |
| Harmon Jones | Editor |
| Bonnie Cashin | Costume Design |
| Fred Sersen | Special Effects |
| Bernard Freericks | Sound |
| Roger Heman Sr. | Sound |
| Frances C. Richardson | Researcher |
| John Cromwell | Director |
| Sally Benson | Screenplay |
| Ben Nye | Makeup Artist |
| Bernard Herrmann | Original Music Composer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Louis D. Lighton | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy Awards | Best Actress | Claudette Colbert | Nominated |
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This is quite an under-rated gem of a film; depicting a far grittier and more authentic interpretation of the diary of Anna Leonowens than was reflected in the altogether lighter, more joyous "King and I". Rex Harrison rather woodenly portrays King Mongkut as he works to bring 19th century Siam into ... the modern world; hoping to improve the lives of his people and at the same time ensuring the continued independence of his nation from the marauding colonial powers at large at the time. Irene Dunne captures wonderfully the stoic determination of the widowed Anna trying to bring her son up as a single parent in a time when that simply wasn't done. Their story isn't one of sentimental love, but of ultimately a trust and inter-reliance that endured. Lee J. Cobb adds value as the Prime Minister and Bernard Hermann's authenticly-sounding score supports John Cromwell's able and quite poignant direction.