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Anna and the King of Siam is an American 1946 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.
Margaret Landon's novel Anna and the King of Siam (1944) provides a fictionalised look at Anna Leonowens's years at the royal court and develops the abolitionist theme that resonated with her American readership.
Anna and the King of Siam is a 1944 semi-fictionalized biographical novel by Margaret Landon. In the early 1860s, Anna Leonowens, a widow with two young children, was invited to Siam (now Thailand) by King Mongkut (Rama IV), who wanted her to teach his children and wives the English language and introduce them to British customs.
Anna and the King of Siam. Margaret Landon, Margaret Ayer (Illustrator) 3.79. 2,917 ratings324 reviews. Anna Leonowens, a proper Englishwoman, was an unlikely candidate to change the course of Siamese (Thai) history.
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Oct 4, 2021 · In 1862, Anna Leonowens was offered the post by Tan Kim Chang, the consul in Singapore, and decided to teach the children and wives of the King of Siam. While in the fictional works, it is depicted that Anna was hired as a governess by the King of Siam, she was actually merely an English teacher.
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Dec 17, 1999 · Anna and the King: Directed by Andy Tennant. With Jodie Foster, Chow Yun-Fat, Bai Ling, Tom Felton. The story of the romance between the King of Siam and widowed British schoolteacher, Anna Leonowens, during the 1860s.
Anna and the King of Siam: Directed by John Cromwell. With Irene Dunne, Rex Harrison, Linda Darnell, Lee J. Cobb. In 1862, a young Englishwoman becomes royal tutor in Siam and befriends the King.
