The King and I

1956 · 133 min · ★ 7.1 / 10 · 419 votes

Romance · History · Drama

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.

Cast

Deborah Kerr · Yul Brynner · Rita Moreno · Martin Benson · Terry Saunders · Rex Thompson · Carlos Rivas · Patrick Adiarte · Alan Mowbray · Geoffrey Toone

Director

Walter Lang