Romance ·History ·Drama · United States of America · 1956 · 2h 13m

The King and I

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Director
Walter Lang
Cast
Deborah Kerr as Anna Leonowens Yul Brynner as King Mongkut of Siam Rita Moreno as Tuptim Martin Benson as Kralahome Terry Saunders as Lady Thiang Rex Thompson as Louis Leonowens
Crew
Leon Shamroy — Director of Photography Robert L. Simpson — Editor Alfred Newman — Original Music Composer Richard Rodgers — Original Music Composer Ernest Lehman — Screenplay Margaret Landon — Novel
Tagline

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

Synopsis

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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Mood & Themes
templewidowprime ministerletterbangkok, thailandpalacemusicalpolygamybuddhabased on play or musicalmisunderstandingsingle mother
Key Collaborators
Walter Lang Director Leon Shamroy Director of Photography Robert L. Simpson Editor Alfred Newman Original Music Composer Richard Rodgers Original Music Composer Ernest Lehman Screenplay Margaret Landon Novel Charles Brackett Producer Irene Sharaff Costume Design
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