The King and I (1956)

  • G
  • 06/28/1956 (US)
  • Music, Romance, History
  • 2h 13m

More than your eyes have ever seen… More than your heart has ever known!

Overview

Widowed Welsh mother Anna Loenowens 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 Lang

Director

Ernest Lehman

Screenplay

Margaret Landon

Novel

Cast

Deborah Kerr's headshot

Deborah Kerr

Anna Leonowens
Yul Brynner's headshot

Yul Brynner

King Mongkut of Siam
Rita Moreno's headshot

Rita Moreno

Tuptim
Martin Benson's headshot

Martin Benson

Kralahome
Terry Saunders's headshot

Terry Saunders

Lady Thiang
Rex Thompson's headshot

Rex Thompson

Louis Leonowens
Patrick Adiarte's headshot

Patrick Adiarte

Prince Chulalongkorn
Alan Mowbray's headshot

Alan Mowbray

Sir John Hay

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