The King and I (1956)

7.1/10 133 min Romance History Drama

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.

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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