The King and I

Storyline

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.

Top Cast

Deborah Kerr

Deborah Kerr

Anna Leonowens

Yul Brynner

Yul Brynner

King Mongkut of Siam

Rita Moreno

Rita Moreno

Tuptim

Martin Benson

Martin Benson

Kralahome

Terry Saunders

Terry Saunders

Lady Thiang

Rex Thompson

Rex Thompson

Louis Leonowens

Patrick Adiarte

Patrick Adiarte

Prince Chulalongkorn

Alan Mowbray

Alan Mowbray

Sir John Hay

Carlos Rivas

Carlos Rivas

Lun Tha

Geoffrey Toone

Geoffrey Toone

Sir Edward Ramsay

?

Charles Irwin

Capt. Orton (uncredited)

Marni Nixon

Marni Nixon

Anna Leonowens (singing voice) (uncredited)

Evelyn Rudie

Evelyn Rudie

Royal Child (uncredited)

?

Marco López

(uncredited)

Director

Walter Lang

Writers

Ernest Lehman

Status

Released

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