1862年，英国寡妇安娜（黛博拉•蔻尔）携子来到暹罗（泰国旧称），成为该国国王（尤•伯连纳）58个孩子的家庭教师。通过安娜，国王了解到西方现代文明的精华和内涵，安娜也知晓了对于一个东方国家的国王，最重要的事是维持自己的尊严和他的子民的风俗习惯。某次招待外国贵宾的晚会成功举办后，安娜和国王为了庆祝，跳起欢情的舞蹈，但因为对国王惩罚与人偷情的新王妃一事有分歧发生争吵，这是两人之间因文化冲突呈现的复杂关系的一例。然而，尽管两人之间有很多不和协，他们仍取得了互相尊重，并且都爱上了对方。
导演（1）
Early in his career Walter Long was married to Luray Huntley, an actress for D.W. Griffith\'s stock company. Huntley and Long performed together in several of Griffith\'s films including Traffic in Souls (1913), Let Katie Do It (1916), and Intolerance: Love\'s Struggle Throughout the Ages (1916). They remained married until her death in 1918 at age 28 due to the Spanish influenza epidemic.