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Anna and the King of Siam

  • 1946
  • Passed
  • 2h 8m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
2.5K
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Linda Darnell, Rex Harrison, and Irene Dunne in Anna and the King of Siam (1946)
BiographyDramaRomance

In 1862, a young Englishwoman becomes royal tutor in Siam and befriends the King.In 1862, a young Englishwoman becomes royal tutor in Siam and befriends the King.In 1862, a young Englishwoman becomes royal tutor in Siam and befriends the King.

  • Director
    • John Cromwell
  • Writers
    • Talbot Jennings
    • Sally Benson
    • Margaret Landon
  • Stars
    • Irene Dunne
    • Rex Harrison
    • Linda Darnell
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.0/10
    2.5K
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    • Director
      • John Cromwell
    • Writers
      • Talbot Jennings
      • Sally Benson
      • Margaret Landon
    • Stars
      • Irene Dunne
      • Rex Harrison
      • Linda Darnell
    • 38User reviews
    • 18Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Won 2 Oscars
      • 3 wins & 5 nominations total

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    Rex Harrison and Irene Dunne in Anna and the King of Siam (1946)
    Linda Darnell, Rex Harrison, and Irene Dunne in Anna and the King of Siam (1946)
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    Irene Dunne in Anna and the King of Siam (1946)
    Gale Sondergaard in Anna and the King of Siam (1946)

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    Irene Dunne
    Irene Dunne
    • Anna Owens
    Rex Harrison
    Rex Harrison
    • King Mongkut
    Linda Darnell
    Linda Darnell
    • Tuptim
    Lee J. Cobb
    Lee J. Cobb
    • Kralahome
    Gale Sondergaard
    Gale Sondergaard
    • Lady Thiang
    Mikhail Rasumny
    Mikhail Rasumny
    • Alak
    Dennis Hoey
    Dennis Hoey
    • Sir Edward
    Tito Renaldo
    • Prince Chulalongkorn - as a Boy
    Richard Lyon
    Richard Lyon
    • Louis Owens
    John Abbott
    John Abbott
    • Phya Phrom
    • (uncredited)
    Aristophanes
    • An Elephant
    • (uncredited)
    Victor Bach
    • Midget Page Boy
    • (uncredited)
    Cha Bing
    • Wife of King
    • (uncredited)
    Jan Bryant
    Jan Bryant
    • Wife of King
    • (uncredited)
    Oie Chan
    • Old Woman
    • (uncredited)
    Si-Lan Chen
    • Dance Director
    • (uncredited)
    Maxine Chevalier
    • Wife of King
    • (uncredited)
    Dorothy Chung
    • Amazon Guard
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • John Cromwell
    • Writers
      • Talbot Jennings
      • Sally Benson
      • Margaret Landon
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    • Trivia
      While most of the Caucasian actors and actresses playing Asians in this movie wore dark make-up, Gale Sondergaard was allergic to the make-up being used. Instead, through several weeks of cautious sunbathing, she acquired a deep enough tan to compensate.
    • Goofs
      As the various Consulates are being established, there are several errors involving the national flags; the British Union Jack is shown upside down, the French flag is replaced by that of The Netherlands, and the US flag is shown with 48 stars (correct for 1946, but in 1870 there were only 37 states).
    • Quotes

      Kralahome: [the Kralahome has just arrived to tell King Mongkut of the loss of Cambodia. Anna, meanwhile, continues to press the King about the issue of a private residence, to the point where even the King's staff members are singing "Home, Sweet Home"] Your Majesty! It has begun, Toongramon. We've lost Cambodia. Our governor of Cambodia has made a treaty with the French government. They have recognized Cambodia as independent of Siam, placed it under their "protection," and this governor of ours still protests his loyalty to Your Majesty.

      King Mongkut: So, a camel's nose is in the tent. The partition of Siam, it has begun.

      Kralahome: For a long time, we've said this hour must come. Now it is no longer talk. It is upon us. What do we do?

      King Mongkut: Nothing. We shall do nothing whatever in this matter... because there is nothing we can do.

      Kralahome: Your father took such a man once and burned out both his eyes, hung him in the sun in a cage over cool running water, until he went mad.

      King Mongkut: [Heartbroken, yes resigned] We have not the right to waste ourselves on something which cannnot be changed. We shall save what strength and cunning we may have to hold together what is left of Siam. And if we cannot save all that is left, we shall save what we can.

      Kralahome: [after a long pause] Tell me something Toongramon. A long time ago, I came to you and asked you to leave a life of peace, and to be King. If I could ask you now to make that choice, what would your answer be? Think well before you answer that. Think what this can mean to you.

      King Mongkut: You feel great responsibility for me, don't you, Chow Koon?

      Kralahome: You might still be living peacefully at the monastery if I had not persuaded you. Perhaps it is not too late to return. Think well on that. The monastery instead of this place, where you have only enemies and danger. Well, you know this is not the end. The ships of Europe will crowd thicker on our seas, greedy for conquest. They have the power... and the cunning. They know how to set your nobles against you, how to buy and threaten them. How can you hope to hold Siam together against enemies without and within? All that it can mean to you is that, in the end, you will die in a lost cause.

      [pause]

      Kralahome: I have done you a sorry service to have brought you to this moment.

      King Mongkut: [after a moment] I think you take too much credit on yourself, Chow Koon. There is a man born for every task, and I was born for this one. Remember, I was prince before I was monk. Let me ask you, if you were in my place, what would your answer be?

      [Long pause. He cannot answer]

      King Mongkut: Then give me as much credit as you allow yourself, my friend.

      Kralahome: If only we had more time.

      King Mongkut: [Court musician can be heard playing "Home, Sweet Home" outside the King's window] She's got someone else at it.

      Kralahome: She?

      King Mongkut: That woman and her house!

      [Calls to court musician]

      King Mongkut: Stop it!

      [Music stops]

      King Mongkut: Take a lesson from her, my friend, and you'll never give up on anything. Give her a house.

      Kralahome: But...

      King Mongkut: Give her a house! If she was meant to be a sign to us, she deserves a reward.

      [Really angry now]

      King Mongkut: And if she wasn't, well, give her a house anyway, before she drives me out of my mind!

    • Alternate versions
      The 2006 UK DVD was cut by 2 secs by the BBFC to remove a horse-trip.
    • Connections
      Featured in Rodgers & Hammerstein: The Sound of Movies (1996)
    • Soundtracks
      Home Sweet Home
      (1823) (uncredited)

      from "Clari, The Maid of Milan"

      Music by H.R. Bishop

      Lyrics by John Howard Payne

      Sung by the King's children and played often in the score

      Sung a cappella a bit by Mikhail Rasumny

    User reviews38

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    9/10
    Strong Performances highlight Film Classic
    Too many people who have seen "the King and I" before viewing this film have unjustly compared it unfavorably to the musical. You can't compare Sir Rex and Mr. Brynner as the King. the performances are so different. Harrison gives a wonderfully cruel yet compassionate performance. he is a slyer, more intellectual Monkut than Brynner was. His scenes with Irene Dunne bubble with chemistry. Dunne is every inch the Anna that Deborah Kerr was and gets a scene that was removed from the remake. The performance she gives after the death of her son was stunning!

    I recommend this film over the musical for sheer consistency of style. Sir Rex and Ms. Dunne are wonderful together and the entire film its a gem fro start to finish.
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    • peacham
    • Nov 17, 1999

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    • Release date
      • August 11, 1946 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Izdırap Cenneti
    • Filming locations
      • Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden - 301 N. Baldwin Avenue, Arcadia, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Twentieth Century Fox
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 8 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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