The King and I (1956)
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29/06/1956 (GB)
Music, Romance, History
2h 13m
- 71% (393 votes)
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More than your eyes have ever seen… More than your heart has ever known!
Overview
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.
- Walter LangDirector
- Ernest LehmanScreenplay
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$4,550,000
Revenue
$21,300,000
Keywords
- temple
- widow
- prime minister
- letter
- bangkok, thailand
- palace
- musical
- polygamy
- buddha
- based on play or musical
- misunderstanding
- single mother
- twins
- tutor
- chopsticks
- chakri dynasty
- school teacher
- barge
- sailing ship
- pagoda
- consort
- dowry
- malaria
- siam
- inspirational
- factual
- dramatic
- admiring
- adoring
- authoritarian
- cheerful
- conceited
- hopeful
- cinemascope 55
Top Billed Cast
Deborah Kerr
Anna Leonowens
Yul Brynner
King Mongkut of Siam
Rita Moreno
Tuptim
Martin Benson
Kralahome
Terry Saunders
Lady Thiang
Rex Thompson
Louis Leonowens
Patrick Adiarte
Prince Chulalongkorn
Alan Mowbray
Sir John Hay
Carlos Rivas
Lun Tha
Geoffrey Toone
Sir Edward Ramsay
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