Anna and the King vs Promise at Dawn
Promise at Dawn has the higher audience score (7.3/10 against 6.8/10 for Anna and the King). Promise at Dawn is the shorter watch at 2h 10m compared with 2h 28m. Anna and the King is the older of the two (1999 against 2017). Both are drama, history, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Anna and the King
Promise at Dawn| Anna and the King | Promise at Dawn | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.8/10 | ★ 7.3/10 |
| Year | 1999 | 2017 |
| Length | 2h 28m | 2h 10m |
| Genres | Drama, History, Romance | Drama, History, Romance, War |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Andy Tennant | Eric Barbier |
| Main cast | Jodie Foster, Chow Yun-Fat, Bill Stewart, Tom Felton, Geoffrey Palmer | Catherine McCormack, Pierre Niney, Bastien Bouillon, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Arieh Worthalter |
Synopsis
Anna and the King
The story of the romance between the King of Siam (now Thailand) and the widowed British school teacher Anna Leonowens during the 1860s. Anna teaches the children and becomes romanced by the King. She convinces him that a man can be loved by just one woman.
Promise at Dawn
From his childhood in Poland to his adolescence in Nice to his years as a student in Paris and his tough training as a pilot during World War II, this tragi-comedy tells the romantic story of Romain Gary, one of the most famous French novelists and sole writer to have won the Goncourt Prize for French literature two times.
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