Continuity mistake: On the boat trip the king's daughter's collar is standing upwards. When she gets off the boat the collar has a nicely ironed crease in the middle.
NancyFelix
4th Jul 2003
Anna and the King (1999)
30th Jun 2003
Anna and the King (1999)
Continuity mistake: At the end of the movie when Anna and the King say good-bye it is late evening, but when they dance the sky is bright and it looks like dawn. (02:15:00)
30th Jun 2003
Anna and the King (1999)
Revealing mistake: Tuptim's, the king's new concubine's hair is a very obvious wig. The reason may be that for the second half of the film she had to shave her head and the scenes weren't shot in order. (00:32:00)
30th Jun 2003
Anna and the King (1999)
Continuity mistake: On the boat trip Anna's parting has a little twist in front. When she gets off the boat her parting is straight. (00:42:05)
30th Jun 2003
Anna and the King (1999)
Factual error: All members of the European orchestra at the banquet look as if they have their own, real-life haircuts, rather than appropriate for the period. (01:03:00)
30th Jun 2003
Anna and the King (1999)
Continuity mistake: When the king's daughter dies her head falls back into her father's arm. When the camera shows the king's face one sees a bit of the girl's still upright head. (01:14:20)
30th Jun 2003
Anna and the King (1999)
Continuity mistake: In the scene where the king's daughter dies her temple hair changes from shot to shot. (01:14:50)
30th Jun 2003
Anna and the King (1999)
Other mistake: When Chowfa jumps from the wall to escape he injures his shin in a way which looks impossible the way he falls. (01:29:00)
30th Jun 2003
Anna and the King (1999)
Continuity mistake: When Anna and the king meet on the beach at night her long open hair is red. For the rest of the film it's ash blonde. (01:20:00)
30th Jun 2003
Anna and the King (1999)
Continuity mistake: In the caning scene two different canes are used, look at the tip. (01:38:45)
30th Jun 2003
Anna and the King (1999)
Audio problem: When Tuptim's servant comes to ask Anna for help her Thai words are not in line with her lip movement but dubbed. (01:33:20)
30th Jun 2003
Anna and the King (1999)
Revealing mistake: In the caning scene most of the injuries on Tuptim's back are visibly painted. Only a few look like real caning marks. (01:38:55)