Anna and the King of Siam (1946)
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- Passed
- 2h 8min
- Biography, Drama
- 06 Sep 1946 (Brazil)
- Movie
- Won 2 Oscars. Another 1 win & 5 nominations.
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Cast verified as complete
Irene Dunne | ... |
Anna Owens
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Rex Harrison | ... |
King Mongkut
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Linda Darnell | ... |
Tuptim
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Lee J. Cobb | ... |
Kralahome
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Gale Sondergaard | ... |
Lady Thiang
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Mikhail Rasumny | ... |
Alak
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Dennis Hoey | ... |
Sir Edward
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Tito Renaldo | ... |
Prince Chulalongkorn - as a Boy
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Richard Lyon | ... |
Louis Owens
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Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
John Abbott | ... |
Phya Phrom (uncredited)
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Aristophanes | ... |
An Elephant (uncredited)
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Victor Bach | ... |
Midget Page Boy (uncredited)
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Cha Bing | ... |
Wife of King (uncredited)
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Jan Bryant | ... |
Wife of King (uncredited)
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Oie Chan | ... |
Old Woman (uncredited)
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Si-Lan Chen | ... |
Dance Director (uncredited)
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Maxine Chevalier | ... |
Wife of King (uncredited)
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Dorothy Chung | ... |
Amazon Guard (uncredited)
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Buff Cobb | ... |
Wife of King (uncredited)
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Edward Coch | ... |
Guard (uncredited)
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Dimples Cooper | ... |
Wife of King (uncredited)
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Evelyne de Luzuriaga | ... |
Wife of King (uncredited)
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Jack Deery | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Rosa Del Rosario | ... |
Wife of King (uncredited)
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Blacky Dittars | ... |
Snake (uncredited)
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Marjorie Eaton | ... |
Miss MacFarlane (uncredited)
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William Edmunds | ... |
Moonshee (uncredited)
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Sandra Foloway | ... |
Wife of King (uncredited)
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Joe Garcio | ... |
Whipper (uncredited)
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Helena Grant | ... |
Mrs. Cortwright (uncredited)
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Ted Hecht | ... |
Judge (uncredited)
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Aram Katcher | ... |
Guard (uncredited)
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Connie Leon | ... |
Beebe (uncredited)
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Sydney Logan | ... |
Wife of King (uncredited)
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Laurette Luez | ... |
Wife of King (uncredited)
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Stanley Mann | ... |
Mr. Cortwright (uncredited)
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Cissy Marr | ... |
Wife of King (uncredited)
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Cecilia Meagher | ... |
Wife of King (uncredited)
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Luisita Mendoza | ... |
Wife of King (uncredited)
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Lillian Molieri | ... |
Wife of King (uncredited)
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Harry Monty | ... |
Midget Page Boy (uncredited)
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Neyle Morrow | ... |
Phra Palat (uncredited)
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Ruth Nelson | ... |
Unknown (uncredited)
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Miguel Padilla | ... |
Midget Page Boy (uncredited)
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Marianne Quon | ... |
Wife of King (uncredited)
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Toni Raimando | ... |
Wife of King (uncredited)
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Pedro Regas | ... |
Guide (uncredited)
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Addison Richards | ... |
Capt. Orton (uncredited)
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Julian Rivero | ... |
Government Clerk (uncredited)
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Yvonne Rob | ... |
Lady Son Klin (uncredited)
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Constantine Romanoff | ... |
Whipper (uncredited)
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Mickey Roth | ... |
Prince (uncredited)
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Hazel Shon | ... |
Slave (uncredited)
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Leonard Strong | ... |
Interpreter (uncredited)
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Diane Van der Ecker | ... |
Princess Fa-Ying (uncredited)
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Saturnino Villanueva | ... |
Midget Page Boy (uncredited)
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Chet Voravan | ... |
Siamese Guard (uncredited)
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Ben Welden | ... |
Third Judge (uncredited)
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Jean Wong | ... |
Amazon Guard (uncredited)
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Directed by
John Cromwell |
Written by
Talbot Jennings | ... | (screenplay) and |
Sally Benson | ... | (screenplay) |
Margaret Landon | ... | (based upon the biography by) |
Produced by
Louis D. Lighton | ... | producer |
Music by
Bernard Herrmann |
Cinematography by
Arthur C. Miller | ... | director of photography (as Arthur Miller) |
Editing by
Harmon Jones | ... | film editor |
Editorial Department
Lyman Hallowell | ... | apprentice editor (uncredited) |
Art Direction by
William S. Darling | ... | (as William Darling) |
Lyle R. Wheeler | ... | (as Lyle Wheeler) |
Set Decoration by
Thomas Little |
Costume Design by
Bonnie Cashin | ... | (costumes) |
Makeup Department
Ben Nye | ... | makeup artist |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Paul Wurtzel | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
Al Goodman | ... | uncredited |
Frank E. Hughes | ... | associate set decorations |
Al Goodman | ... | set designer (uncredited) |
Sound Department
Bernard Freericks | ... | sound |
Roger Heman Sr. | ... | sound (as Roger Heman) |
Special Effects by
Edwin Hammeras | ... | transparency projection shots (uncredited) |
Ralph Hammeras | ... | miniatures (uncredited) |
Edward Snyder | ... | transparency projection shots (uncredited) |
J.O. Taylor | ... | transparency projection shots (uncredited) |
Visual Effects by
Fred Sersen | ... | special photographic effects |
Camera and Electrical Department
Paul Lockwood | ... | second camera (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Sam Benson | ... | wardrobe (uncredited) |
Eugene Joseff | ... | costume jeweller (uncredited) |
Music Department
Bernard Herrmann | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Murray Spivack | ... | music mixer (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
Rose Steinberg | ... | script supervisor (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
Darryl F. Zanuck | ... | presenter |
Louis Bernardi | ... | technical advisor: food scenes (uncredited) |
Miss Poonsabaya Graiyond | ... | technical advisor (uncredited) |
Philip A. Huffman | ... | head of technical staff (uncredited) |
Eddie Jones | ... | technical advisor (uncredited) |
Margaret Landon | ... | technical advisor (uncredited) |
Sawasdi Nitibhon | ... | technical advisor (uncredited) |
Enrico Ricardi | ... | singing coach: Irene Dunne (uncredited) |
Frances C. Richardson | ... | research director (uncredited) |
Louis Van der Ecker | ... | technical advisor (uncredited) |
Chet Voravan | ... | technical advisor (uncredited) |
Helen Webb | ... | assistant research director (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Twentieth Century Fox (1946) (United States) (theatrical) (as Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation)
- Twentieth Century Fox Film Company (1946) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- M.P.E.A. (1947) (Austria) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century Fox (1947) (France) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century-Fox (1947) (Mexico) (theatrical)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2003) (United States) (VHS)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2005) (United States) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
Storyline
Plot Summary |
In 1862, young English widow Anna Owens (Irene Dunne) accepts the job of teaching the royal children of Siam. On her arrival in Bangkok, culture clash is immediate. King Mongkut (Sir Rex Harrison) respects Anna for standing up to him, though this appalls his courtiers. In due course, she becomes the King's confidant and diplomatic advisor. Their relationship endures through many trials.
Written by Rod Crawford |
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Taglines | "4 BELLS" says Jimmy Fiddler - "4 ORCHIDS" says Walter Winchell (print ad - Lubbock Morning Avalanche - Lindsey Theatre - Lubbock, Texas - October 4, 1946) See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Did You Know?
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. See more » |
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). See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in Rodgers & Hammerstein: The Sound of Movies (1996). See more » |
Soundtracks | Home Sweet Home See more » |
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! See more » |