I teach world history, and we are currently studying European imperialism. Our textbook points out that King Mongkut was very wise in how he handled the competing European powers. He had the British who colonized Myanmar (Burma) to the west, and the French taking over Indochina in the east. Like the Japanese in the Meiji Restoration, Mongkut updated his military, technology, and some customs in order to defend his country from imperialist claims. He was successful in doing this.

This movie is my favorite version out of all the other ones I have seen. The chemistry, the adventure, the actors... simply superb!

what does it matter that it's not historically correct? Maria Antoinette with Kristen Dunst is not correct either, but i do like the movie. the same with The duchess, Braveheart (and many people enjoy that one, no one can deny that), The last samourai, the other bolyne girl, Alexander,300, apocalypto, all not correct, but all great movies. the moment it's called a real history movie based on real history, then, and only then, you may complain about wrong facts. like The Affair of the Necklace, ect. we all know this story is based of the musical (which was indeed based off true people but it's fiction) and if you start about "my country this... my country that." there has been movies where my country had been put in the wrong light too and where facts don't add up. so just enjoy the movie, it's a great one.

"Anna and the King, the 1999 version of the story of Anna Leonowens' six years at the Court of Siam, is...based on a 1944 novel, Anna and the King of Siam. Jodie Foster stars as this version of Anna Leonowens. That novel is based on the reminiscences of Anna Leonowens herself. Upon returning to the West (first the United States, later Canada), Leonowens, as had many women before her, turned to writing to support herself and her children."

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Some of the scenes were taken in Malaysia,Clearwater Santuary.

Tom felton is cute ^^

Who knew Draco and Chow Yun-Fat would be in the movie together hahaha

Amazing trailer & quality, thanks for uploading!

who would have known he would turn out to be Draco right??

This movie has been baned in Thailand ..WTF!!!??

great picture

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Who else is here for tom felton!

มีคนซื้อแผ่นมาให้ปาทิ้งเลยค่ะ! นังแอนนาเพ้อเจ้อ!!! บิดเบือนเรื่องราวเขียนลงในไดอารี่ได้ลงตัวเองมาก ทั้งที่จารึกในประวัติศาสตร์หล่อนมิได้สำคัญขนาดนั้น อยู่ไทยนานซะเปล่าไม่รู้จักฟ้าสูงแผ่นดินต่ำ! หากจะต้องชื่นชมฝรั่งสักคน หันไปชื่นชมหมอบรัดเลย์ดีกว่ามั๊ยคะ คนนี้ทำจริง ไม่ปั้นน้ำเป็นตัว...

remembers me a lot of The King And I....

yepps, tom felton brought me here. he is maybe not the main role but he is still hoto_O

OMG its the father from BUTTERFLIES as the Brit ambassador!!

Maybe because it IS the remake of The King and I? ;-)

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No wonder this been banned in thai.. their people so sceptical about it. It wasn't about the story but all about the artwork. Script, cinematography, custome etc. The world so impress by the culture of siamese potrayed. The world already known about the true story, no need to explain. If this fictionalize movie, why thais wont come to stand with the real one..

It was on my berthday

I'm Thai too. I will be glad if every Thai person knows about the real story. But are you sure that the story is real? I can't find any evidence to clearify the story from your comment. And how can you know if the history you studied is true or false? Don't say like I'm destroying our country, I want to believe what you said is true but I just can't believe it without any evidence. You know "Freedom of speech."

what is wrong in this matter.Anna is not equivalent to being in the king's .because as not equal.if it was before Anna was to blame.But it does not matter Thanks for great film to make.And that Thailand is the story of Anna's exam.But in the film it was adapted too much to not take the exam very much.

im mad her and the king culdnt get 2gether i kno why but like the whole they culd of made out like 9 times but they didnt and it pissed me off but it wuz really cute wen they were dancin 2gether @ the end

Can you write it in English so we can understand?

@KaleidoRaffa No.It isn't true.it is fiction.

This movie is so good but It not true!!! Nearly all of the of the story is only invent. This movie is very despise us. I'm Thai so everyone in 'Saim' country knows about this story better than you. It's not falsity that you will do about this story but you should study about real and true history because it's delicacy and so hard to understand. Don't destroy us and our country,Please!!

haha I think so