Although it is based on the principle 'Never let historical facts get in the way of a great musical', that doesn't matter at all, because it is a truly great and deeply moving romantic musical film. This film, however, has become legendary. It was made into a film starring Rex Harrison, which was rather more historically accurate than this musical version, and was a very appealing film in many ways. Fortunately for all of us (and especially for the film industry) Anna kept a scrupulous and detailed diary of the whole affair. This naive and misguided motive, seeking to impress without really wanting modernity, produced a clash of cultures. He thought it would be a simple communication of knowledge and understanding, like someone learning a new set of jargon.

He wanted to give them (and himself) a 'modern' education, to impress visiting dignitaries with how up-to-date he was, so that they would accept him as a world leader, like them. In the 1860's Mrs Anna Owens was appointed by the King of Siam as the teacher of his children.

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