The King and I (1956)
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
Carlos Rivas
Lun Tha
Patrick Adiarte
Prince Chulalongkorn
Alan Mowbray
Sir John Hay
Geoffrey Toone
Sir Edward Ramsay
Robert Banas
Keeper of the Dogs (uncredited)
Judy Dan
Royal Wife (uncredited)Recommendations
Anna and the King of Siam
Anna and the King
Persuasion
The Lost Husband
Marie Antoinette
The Theory of Everything
The Sound of Music
Jane Eyre
Out of Africa
Far from Heaven
Romeo and Juliet
Far from the Madding Crowd
The Girl King
Autumn in New York
The Magic of Ordinary Days
Match Point
The Best of Me
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
The Bridges of Madison County
Never Let Me Go