Anna and the King

Anna and the King Movie Poster Country USA Directed by Andy Tennant Release Date 1999 Language English Thai French Studio Fox 2000 Pictures Lawrence Bender Productions Distributor 20th Century Fox Main Cast Character Actor Anna Leonowens Jodie Foster King Mongkut Chow Yun-Fat General Alak Randall Duk Kim

Anna and the King is a 1999 American romantic period drama film, loosely based on the memoirs of English governess Anna Leonowens. It is an adaptation of the semi-fictional 1944 novel Anna and the King of Siam. Set in the 1860s, the film stars Jodie Foster as Anna, a tutor to the many children of King Mongkut of Siam (Chow Yun-Fat). The film was notably banned in Thailand due to being deemed historically inaccurate and insulting to the real King Mongkut.

The following weapons were used in the film Anna and the King:

Flintlock Pistol

King Mongkut (Chow Yun-Fat) and his soldiers as well as General Alak (Randall Duk Kim) and his soldiers uses Flintlock Pistols many times.

British Heavy Dragoon Pistol - .62 caliber

Alak and a soldier with flintlocks tucked into their belts.

Soldiers armed with the flintlock pistols.

General Alak carries a flintlock in his belt.

Brown Bess Carbine

Several soldiers uses Brown Bess Carbines. General Alak (Randall Duk Kim) tries to fire one at the film's climax.

Modern reproduction Brown Bess Carbine - .75 caliber

General Alak grabs the gun...

... and tries to shoot it.

A soldier fires his musket.

Matchlock Musket

Several soldiers uses an unknown Matchlock Musket.

Chinese Matchlock Musket, 18th Century

Springfield Model 1842

King Mongkut (Chow Yun-Fat) and his soldiers use Springfield Model 1842 muskets during the film's climax.

Springfield Model 1842 musket- .69 Smoothbore

A look at the muzzle and barrel...

...and the lock with percussion cap in place. Note the markings on the rear of the lock, which indicates that this musket was made at the Springfield Armory in 1847.