The King and I (1956)
Widowed Welsh mother Anna Leonowens becomes a governess and English tutor to the wives and many children of the stubborn King Mongkut of Siam. Anna and the King have a clash of personalities as she works to teach the royal family about the English language, customs and etiquette, and rushes to prepare a party for a group of European diplomats who must change their opinions about the King.
- Released
- 1956-06-29
- Genres
- Romance, History, Drama
- Runtime
- 133 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Walter Lang, Ernest Lehman
- TMDB rating
- 7.1/10 from 421 votes
Cast
- Deborah Kerr as Anna Leonowens
- Yul Brynner as King Mongkut of Siam
- Rita Moreno as Tuptim
- Martin Benson as Kralahome
- Terry Saunders as Lady Thiang
- Rex Thompson as Louis Leonowens
- Carlos Rivas as Lun Tha
- Patrick Adiarte as Prince Chulalongkorn
- Alan Mowbray as John Hay
- Geoffrey Toone as Edward Ramsay
- Jadin Wong as Amazon (uncredited)
- Jean Wong as Amazon (uncredited)
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