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Anna and the King of Siam

film by Cromwell [1946]
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The 1946 film Anna and the King of Siam, directed by John Cromwell, is based on the true story of Anna Harriette Leonowens. Leonowens was a British governess who worked for King Mongkut of Siam (now Thailand) in the 1860s, tutoring his children and advising him on Western relations.12

While the film depicts their relationship, Leonowens's accounts of Siamese court life were later considered exaggerated, and her portrayal of King Mongkut as a tyrant was deemed unfair. The film itself was later overshadowed by the popular musical film The King and I (1956), which was also based on Leonowens's story.123

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  4. All 119 References in “We Didn’t Start the Fire,” Explained - The King and I

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