The King and I
More than your eyes have ever seen… More than your heart has ever known!
7.1(410) 1956-06-29 133 minRomanceHistoryDrama
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.
DirectorWalter Lang
ProducerCharles Brackett
ScreenplayErnest Lehman
Original Music ComposerAlfred Newman
Original Music ComposerRichard Rodgers
Cast & characters
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
Carlos Rivas
as Lun Tha
Patrick Adiarte
as Prince Chulalongkorn
Alan Mowbray
as John Hay
Geoffrey Toone
as Edward Ramsay
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Jadin Wong
as Amazon (uncredited)
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Jean Wong
as Amazon (uncredited)
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Michiko Iseri
as Angel (uncredited)
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Charles Irwin
as Captain Orton (uncredited)
Dale Ishimoto
as Crewman (uncredited)
Marni Nixon
as Anna Leonowens (singing voice) (uncredited)
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Diane Gump
as Dancer (uncredited)
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Kanna Ishu
as Dancer (uncredited)
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Misaye Kawasumi
as Dancer (uncredited)
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William H. Lloyd
as Dancer (uncredited)
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Joan Lora
as Dancer (uncredited)
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Shirley Nishimura
as Dancer (uncredited)
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Valentina Oumanski
as Dancer (uncredited)
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Alice Uchida
as Dancer (uncredited)
