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The King and I

1956 • 2h13m Music, Romance, History

Rating

7.1/10

Popularity

3

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.

Details

Director

Walter Lang

Screenplay

Ernest Lehman

Cast

Deborah Kerr

Yul Brynner

Rita Moreno

Release date

6/29/1956

Status

Released

Budget

$4,550,000

Revenue

$21,300,000

Origin country

US

Vote count

393