The King and I (1956)
More than your eyes have ever seen… More than your heart has ever known!
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.
- Date of release
- 1956-06-29
- TMDB
- 7.1 / 10 (419)
- Runtime
- 2h 13m
- Genres
- Romance, History, Drama
- Director
- Walter Lang
Casting
- Deborah Kerr — Anna Leonowens
- Yul Brynner — King Mongkut of Siam
- Rita Moreno — Tuptim
- Martin Benson — Kralahome
- Terry Saunders — Lady Thiang
- Rex Thompson — Louis Leonowens
- Carlos Rivas — Lun Tha
- Patrick Adiarte — Prince Chulalongkorn
- Alan Mowbray — John Hay
- Geoffrey Toone — Edward Ramsay
- Jadin Wong — Amazon (uncredited)
- Jean Wong — Amazon (uncredited)
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