Anna and the King of Siam Movie Review 1946

Splendid adaptation, from the book by Margaret Landon, about the true life adventures of 33-year-old English widow Anna Leonowens. In 1862 Anna and her son travelled to the exotic kingdom of Siam to educate the harem and children of the king. Dunne is splendid as the strong-willed governess as is Harrison (in his first American film) as the authoritarian eastern ruler. Remade as the musical "The King and I."

Distribution

Fox Home Entertainment, PO Box 900, Beverly Hills, CA 90213, Phone: (310)369-3900, Toll-free: 888-223-4FOX, Fax: (310)369-5811, URL: http://www.foxmovies.com/index1.html, Remarks: Also known as Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment

Available on VHS
Running time 128 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Royalty, School Daze, True Stories, Period Piece: 19th Century, Nannies & Governesses, Elementary School/Junior High

Screenplay

Sally Benson, Talbot Jennings

Cast

Irene Dunne, Rex Harrison, Linda Darnell, Lee J. Cobb, Gale Sondergaard, Mikhail Rasumny, Dennis Hoey, Richard Lyon, John Abbott

Cinematography

Arthur C. Miller

Director

John Cromwell

Music

Bernard Herrmann

Producer

Louis D. Lighton, 20th Century-Fox

Awards

Oscars 1946: Art Dir./Set Dec., B&W, B&W Cinematog.