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Anna Leonowens is an English widow who has come to Siam with her son Luis to teach English to the 58 Rama IV's children. Anna is a strong-willed and intelligent woman and Rama is a king who wants to modernize his country and gave its unique identity. Anna teaches heartly to the rojal  children and to their mothers and she also grows fond of a Roma's daughter: princess Fa-ying that unfortunately dies of colera.

Whit the desire to win the favours of Britain, Rama orders a sumptuous reception that should Anna organize; during it Sir Kincaid (of East India company) accuses Siam of being a superstitious nation. Lady Tuptin is the king's new favourite concubine in spite of the king is kind with her she is unhappy and at last she runs away to his beloved boy, disguising herself as a young man. Though Anna insists that the king be merciful, Tuptin and Balat (Tuptin's boyfriend) are beheaded in front of the entire court and killed without pity.

Siam is under siege from what appears to be British-founded coup d'ètat against Rama, using Burmese soldiers. The king sends his brother Chaofa and his military advisor Alak to investigate. But, actually Alak is a traitor, so he kills Chaofa. Alak  wants to invade Siam and to kill Rama to hide his children. Rama has to face Alak, and with a ‘trap' and the help of Anna and Luis (Anna's son) he defeats Alak but he doesn't kill him, Rama says that Alak should have to live with his shame. At the end of the film, Rama has one last dance with Anna, and realizes that it is conceivable for one man to be pleased by only one woman. Anna returns to England with her son.