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The King and I
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.
1956 · Directed by Walter Lang · 133 min · Romance · History · Drama · 10 frames
Tagline
More than your eyes have ever seen… More than your heart has ever known!
Crew
- Screenplay: Ernest Lehman
- Cinematography: Leon Shamroy
- Edited by: Robert L. Simpson
- Music: Alfred Newman, Richard Rodgers
- Produced by: Charles Brackett
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
Production
- Country: United States of America
- Language: English, Italian, Thai
- Studios: 20th Century Fox
- Budget: $4,550,000
- Box office: $21,300,000
- Themes: temple, widow, prime minister, letter, bangkok, thailand, palace, musical, polygamy, buddha, based on play or musical
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