Anna and the King (1999)
Nel 1862 Anna Leonowens, insegnante inglese da poco vedova, arriva nel Siam insieme al figlio adolescente. A Bangkok ha accettato di fare da precettrice ai 58 figli di re Mongkut, alla moglie ufficiale, alle concubine. Anna sa ben poco del sovrano siamese tranne che il suo popolo lo venera come un dio. Essere ammessi alla sua presenza e rivolgergli la parola sono azioni sottoposte ad una ritualità rigida e immutabile. Convinta dell'arretratezza di quel modo barbaro di vivere, Anna vuole mettere in campo la propria superiorità, fino a quando non si rende conto che anche il re la ricambia con le stesse sensazioni. ...
Direttore:
Andy Tennant
Scrittori:
Steve Meerson, Peter Krikes.
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Jodie Foster as Anna |
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Chow Yun-Fat as King Mongkut |
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Bai Ling as Tuptim |
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Tom Felton as Louis |
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Syed Alwi as The Kralahome |
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Randall Duk Kim as General Alak |
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林继修 as Prince Chowfa |
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Melissa Campbell as Princess Fa-Ying |
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Keith Chin as Prince Chulalongkorn |
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Mano Maniam as Moonshee |
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Shanthini Venugopal as Beebe |
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Deanna Yusoff as Lady Thiang |
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Geoffrey Palmer as Lord John Bradley |
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Ann Firbank as Lady Bradley |
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Bill Stewart as Mycroft Kincaid |
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Sean Ghazi as Khun Phra Balat |
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K.K. Moggie as Phim |
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Dharma Harun as Noi |
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Harith Iskander as Nikorn |
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Yank Kassim as Pitak |
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Afdlin Shauki as Interpreter |
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Swee Lin Neo as Lady Jao Jom Manda Ung |
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Ramli Hassan as King Chulalongkorn |
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Robert Hands as Captain Blake |
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Lim Yu-Beng as Scarfaced leader |
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Kenneth Tsang as Justice Phya Phrom |
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Kee Thuan Chye as Second Judge |
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Patrick Teoh as Third Judge |
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Aimi Aziz as Lady of Court No.1 |
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Ellie Suriaty as Lady of Court No.2 |
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Tina Siew Ting Lee as Lady of Court No.3 |
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黃卓玲 as Lady of Court No.4 |
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Zaridah Abdul Malik as Lady of Court No.5 |
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Fariza Azlina as La-Ore |
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Ahmad Mazlan as Scout No.1 |
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Razif Salimin as Scout No.2 |
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Zaibo as Siamese Trader |
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Pak Ling as Shipping Dock Woman |
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Zulhaila Siregar as Distraught Villager |
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Mahmud Ali Bashah as Mercenary |
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Paothong Thongchua as |
| Art | Luciana Arrighi | Production Design |
| Camera | Caleb Deschanel | Director of Photography |
| Production | Priscilla John | Casting |
| Writing | Anna Leonowens | Novel |
| Writing | Steve Meerson | Screenplay |
| Directing | Andy Tennant | Director |
| Writing | Peter Krikes | Screenplay |
| Production | Lawrence Bender | Producer |
| Editing | Roger Bondelli | Editor |
| Sound | Robert Kraft | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | George Fenton | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Ed Elbert | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jenny Beavan | Costume Design |
| Art | Ian Whittaker | Set Decoration |
| Lighting | Ron Shane | Best Boy Electric |
| Lighting | Laurie Shane | Gaffer |
| Production | Leila Kirkpatrick | Unit Production Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jo Ho | Makeup & Hair Assistant |