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A Balasaur Score of 36 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 4.4/10, Rotten Tomatoes 13%, Metacritic 29/100. Audiences rate it 15 points higher than critics do. Most of the 321 1990s animation movies in this catalog score higher. It runs a compact 1h 27m. Streaming on Prime.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb4.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes13%
Metacritic29/100
Audiences rate it 15 points higher than critics do.
120 audience votes
Key crew
- Richard RichDirector
- David SeidlerScreenplay
- Jacqueline FeatherScreenplay
- Peter BakalianScreenplay
- William KiddOriginal Music Composer
- Richard RodgersOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Miranda RichardsonAnna Leonowens (voice)
- Martin VidnovicThe King of Siam (voice)
- Ian RichardsonThe Kralahome (voice)
- Darrell HammondMaster Little (voice)
- Christiane NollAnna Leonowens (singing voice)
- Adam WylieLouis Leonowens (voice)
- Sean SmithSir Edward Ramsay (voice)
- Kenny BakerCaptain Orton (voice)
- Ed TrottaSir Edward's Captain (voice)
- Tony PopeBurmese Emissary (voice)
- Brian TochiSoldier (voice)
- Kevin YungmanLead (voice)
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Themes
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