Feature film — 1956
The King and I (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 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.
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20th Century Fox
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Director: Walter Lang
On screen
Cast & crew
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
John Hay
Geoffrey Toone
Edward Ramsay
Jadin Wong
Amazon (uncredited)
Jean Wong
Amazon (uncredited)
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