Anna and the King

Name: Anna and the King
Released: 1999-12-17
Cast: Jodie Foster, Chow Yun-Fat, Bai Ling, Swee-Lin

Anna and the King

PG-13
2h 28m
1999

51%

age 14+

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Academy Award® winner Jodie Foster and international star Chow Yun-Fat bring to life the epic true story of a woman who challenged the heart of a king and inspired the destiny of a nation. English school teacher Anna Leonowens has traveled to Siam to educate the fifty-eight children of King Mongkut. If she has preconceived notions about the East, the King has similar notions about the West. But amid the danger of growing political unrest, their respect for each other slowly turns into something more.

Director:

Andy Tennant

Producer:

Lawrence Bender, Edward Elbert

Writer:

Steve Meerson, Peter Krikes, Rick Parks, Andy Tennant, Anna Leonowens

Cast:

Jodie Foster, Chow Yun-Fat, Bai Ling, Swee-Lin

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

51%

Critics Consensus: Beautiful cinematography can't prevent Anna and the King from being boring and overly lengthy.

Reviews

Santa Cruz Sentinel

Peggy Fernandez

Filmed in Malaysia, with an elaborate reconstruction of the original royal palace, it's gorgeous enough to make you want to visit your travel agent right after closing credits.

Anna and the King is a remarkable achievement for Andy Tennant... He has made full use of the magnificent sets, costumes and spectacle while never neglecting the human relationship that makes the Anna-King saga so enduring.

Intense, mature version of The King and I.

Handsome and well-appointed ... but still one of the most boring films in recent memory.

June 21, 2017

FULL REVIEW

Common Sense Media

age 14+

Common Sense Says

Intense, mature version of The King and I.

What Parents Need to Know

Parents need to know that there is some very intense violence, including battle scenes, bloody beatings, and non-graphic but very tense beheadings. Dead bodies hang from a tree and soldiers are poisoned. There is a very sad death of a child. There are references to the king's many wives and concubines and one reluctant concubine is shown being prepared for her first night with him, and being reassured that he is a generous lover. The king smokes cigars and the boys try one.