Anna and the King
1999 American film directed by Andy Tennant
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Summary
Anna and the King is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,293 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Director: Andy Tennant[3]
- Screenwriter: Steve Meerson[4], Peter Krikes[5]
- Composer: George Fenton[6]
- Genre: romance film[7], drama film[8], biographical film[9], historical film[10]
- Based on: Anna and the King of Siam[11]
- Cast member: Jodie Foster[12], Chow Yun-fat[13], Bai Ling[14], Tom Felton[15], Ann Firbank[16], Randall Duk Kim[17], Lim Kay Siu[18], Geoffrey Palmer[19], Bill Stewart[20], Sean Ghazi[21], Kenneth Tsang[22], Harith Iskander[23]
- Producer: Lawrence Bender[24]
- Production company: 20th Century Studios[25]
- Director of photography: Caleb Deschanel[26]
- Original language of film or TV show: English[27], French[28], Thai[29]
- Distribution format: video on demand[30]
- Review score: 5.9/10[31], 56/100[32], 52%[33], 6.7/10[34]
- Color: color[35]
- Country of origin: United States[36]
- Publication date: December 17, 1999[37], March 3, 2000[38], January 27, 2000[39]
- End time: December 6, 1999[40]
- Distributed by: InterCom[41], Netflix[42]
- Narrative location: Thailand[43]
- Main subject: Anna Leonowens[44]
- Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Costume Design[45], Academy Award for Best Production Design[46]
- Title: Anna and the King[47]
- Has characteristic: film based on a novel[48]
- After a work by: Margaret Landon[49]
- FSK film rating: FSK 6[50]
- Duration: 148 minutes[51]
Why It Matters
Anna and the King has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] It is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]