Claim: Tom Felton was in a movie with another actor.

Anna and the King is a 1999 biographical drama film loosely based on the 1944 novel Anna and the King of Siam -LRB- and its 1946 film adaptation -RRB- , which give a fictionalised account of the diaries of Anna Leonowens . The story concerns Anna , an English schoolteacher in Siam , now Thailand , in the late 19th century , who becomes the teacher of King Mongkut 's many children and wives .   The film was directed by Andy Tennant and stars Jodie Foster and Chow Yun-fat . It was mostly shot in Malaysia , particularly in the Penang , Ipoh and Langkawi region . It was an Academy Award nominee in 1999 for Best Art Direction and Best Costume Design .