Anna and the King of Siam

Based On the book by Margaret Landon

Anna and the King of Siam is a 1946 American drama film directed by John Cromwell. An adaptation of the 1944 novel of the same name by Margaret Landon, it was based on the fictionalized diaries of Anna Leonowens, an Anglo-Indian woman who claimed to be British and became governess in the Royal Court of Siam (now modern Thailand) during the 1860s. Darryl F. Zanuck read Landon's book in galleys and immediately bought the film rights. The story mainly concerns the culture clash of the Imperialist Victorian values of the British Empire with the autocratic rule of Siam's King Mongkut.

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Release date:

1946

Director:

John Cromwell

Cast:

Irene Dunne, Rex Harrison, Linda Darnell, Lee J. Cobb, Gale Sondergaard

Genre:

Drama

Country:

United States

Language:

English

Year page:

1946 in adaptations