Anna and the King of Siam

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"Anna and the King of Siam" is a 1946 historical drama film about an English schoolteacher who travels to Siam to tutor the king’s many children, adapted from Margaret Landon’s novel and known as a precursor to "The King and I."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film
historical drama film
adaptationOf Anna and the King of Siam self-linksurface differs
surface form: Anna and the King of Siam (novel)
authorOfSourceWork Margaret Landon
award Academy Award for Best Art Direction
surface form: Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Black-and-White

Academy Award for Best Cinematography
surface form: Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White
basedOn Anna and the King of Siam self-linksurface differs
surface form: Anna and the King of Siam (novel)
blackAndWhite true
cinematographyBy Arthur C. Miller
Ray Rennahan
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director John Cromwell
distributor 20th Century Fox
editedBy Louis Loeffler
featuresCharacter Prince Chulalongkorn
genre drama film
historical drama
hasTheme clash of traditions
cultural exchange
education
inspired The King and I
surface form: The King and I (musical)
mainCharacter Anna Leonowens
King Mongkut of Siam
medium feature film
musicBy Bernard Herrmann
narrativeFocus English schoolteacher tutoring the king’s children
nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
originalLanguage English
portrays 19th-century Siamese monarchy
Anna and the King of Siam self-linksurface differs
surface form: Anna Leonowens in Siam

Grand Palace
surface form: royal court of King Mongkut
predecessorOf The King and I
surface form: The King and I (1956 film)
producer Louis D. Lighton NERFINISHED
productionCompany 20th Century Fox
surface form: Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
publicationDate 1946
releaseFormat theatrical film
releaseYear 1946
runtime 128 minutes
screenwriter Sally Benson
Talbot Jennings NERFINISHED
settingLocation Thailand
surface form: Siam
settingTime 19th century
starring Gale Sondergaard
Irene Dunne
Lee J. Cobb
Linda Darnell
Rex Harrison

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this entity surface form: Anna and the King of Siam (novel)
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this entity surface form: Anna and the King of Siam (novel)
The King and I basedOn Anna and the King of Siam
Theme from "The King and I" (musical) basedOn Anna and the King of Siam
this entity surface form: novel "Anna and the King of Siam"
Getting to Know You (song) basedOnWork Anna and the King of Siam
subject surface form: Getting to Know You
Hello, Young Lovers basedOnWork Anna and the King of Siam
I Have Dreamed basedOnWork Anna and the King of Siam
Arthur C. Miller notableWork Anna and the King of Siam
Anna and the King of Siam portrays Anna and the King of Siam self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Anna Leonowens in Siam
Arthur C. Miller workedOn Anna and the King of Siam