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The King and I (1956)

133 mins

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genre(s):

ADVENTURE

DRAMA

ROMANCE

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.

name	character
Patrick Adiarte	Prince Chulalongkorn
Martin Benson	Kralahome
Yul Brynner	King Mongkut of Siam
Charles Irwin	Capt. Orton (uncredited)
Deborah Kerr	Anna Leonowens
Rita Moreno	Tuptim
Alan Mowbray	Sir John Hay
Carlos Rivas	Lun Tha
Terry Saunders	Lady Thiang
Rex Thompson	Louis Leonowens
Geoffrey Toone	Sir Edward Ramsay

name
Charles Brackett	producer
Margaret Landon	writer (original)
Walter Lang	director
Ernest Lehman	screenplay
Richard Rodgers	composer

award	category	name	year
Academy Award	Best Actor in a Leading Role	Yul Brynner	1956
Golden Globe Award	Best Picture		1956
Golden Globe Award	Best Actress	Deborah Kerr	1956

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