Anna and the King of Siam
by Margaret Landonliterary work· published 1944
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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. Her experiences during the five years she spent in the country served as the basis for two memoirs, The English Governess at the Siamese Court (1870) and Romance of the Harem (1872). Landon took Leonowens' first-person narratives and added details about the Siamese people and their culture taken from other sources.
Adaptations (5)
Anna and the King of Siam has been adapted 5 times, across film and television series, from 1946 to 1999. The most recent is Anna and the King (1999).
The King and I1956 · film · 133 min · dir. Walter Lang · IMDb ↗Widowed Welsh mother Anna Leonowens becomes a governess and English tutor to the wives and many children of the stubborn King Mongkut of Siam. Anna and the King have a clash of personalities as she works to teach the royal family about the English language, customs and etiquette, and rushes to prepare a party for a group of European diplomats who must change their opinions about the King.
Anna and the King1972 · television series · 30 min · IMDb ↗IMDb7.3A stern schoolteacher clashes with an aristocratic 19th-century king.
The King and I1999 · film · 88 min · dir. Richard Rich · IMDb ↗Widowed Welsh mother Anna Loenowens becomes a governess and English tutor to the wives and many children of the stubborn King Mongkut of Siam. Anna and the King have a clash of personalities as she works to teach the royal family about the English language, customs and etiquette, and rushes to prepare a party for a group of European diplomats who must change their opinions about the King.
Anna and the King1999 · film · 148 min · dir. Andy Tennant · IMDb ↗The story of the romance between the King of Siam (now Thailand) and the widowed British school teacher Anna Leonowens during the 1860s. Anna teaches the children and becomes romanced by the King. She convinces him that a man can be loved by just one woman.
