The King and I
393 reviews
Music/Romance
2h 13m
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...
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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.
- DirectorWalter Lang
- Release29 June 1956
- Genre
- Duration2h 13m
- Budget$4,550,000
- Revenue$21,300,000
- Rate393 reviews
- Productions
20th Century Fox
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

Marni Nixon
Anna Leonowens (singing voice) (uncredited)

Evelyn Rudie
Royal Child (uncredited)
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