
The King and I (1956)
7.1|29 Jun, 1956|133 min
More than your eyes have ever seen… More than your heart has ever known!
7.1|29 Jun, 1956|133 min
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Widowed Welsh mother Anna Loenowens 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.
Language
Budget$4,550,000
Revenue $21,300,000
English,
Italiano,
ภาษาไทย
Budget$4,550,000
Revenue $21,300,000
Keywords
temple
widow
prime minister
letter
bangkok, thailand
palace
musical
polygamy
buddha
based on play or musical
misunderstanding
single mother
twins
tutor
chopsticks
chakri dynasty
school teacher
barge
sailing ship
pagoda
consort
dowry
malaria
siam
inspirational
factual
dramatic
admiring
adoring
authoritarian
cheerful
conceited
hopeful
Casts

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
Charles Irwin
Capt. Orton (uncredited)

Marni Nixon
Anna Leonowens (singing voice) (uncredited)

Evelyn Rudie
Royal Child (uncredited)
Crews

Walter Lang
Director

Oscar Hammerstein II
Musical

Ernest Lehman
Screenplay
Leon Shamroy
Director of Photography
Margaret Landon
Novel

Charles Brackett
Producer
Lyle R. Wheeler
Art Direction
Ben Nye
Makeup Artist
Darryl F. Zanuck
Executive Producer
Eli Dunn
Assistant Director
Robert L. Simpson
Editor
Walter M. Scott
Set Decoration

Irene Sharaff
Costume Design
Paul S. Fox
Set Decoration
John DeCuir
Art Direction
Helen Turpin
Hairstylist

Ray Kellogg
Visual Effects
Hal Lierley
Makeup Artist

Alfred Newman
Original Music Composer
E. Clayton Ward
Sound
Lynn F. Reynolds
Makeup Artist
Eric Allwright
Makeup Artist
Warren B. Delaplain
Sound
Carlton W. Faulkner
Sound Editor

Richard Rodgers
Songs

Oscar Hammerstein II
Lyricist

Richard Rodgers
Original Music Composer

Oscar Hammerstein II
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