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Film / 1956
The King and I
Directed by
Walter Lang
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.
The story
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 KerrAnna Leonowens
Yul BrynnerKing Mongkut of Siam
Rita MorenoTuptim
Martin BensonKralahome
Terry SaundersLady Thiang
Rex ThompsonLouis Leonowens
Carlos RivasLun Tha
Patrick AdiartePrince Chulalongkorn
Alan MowbrayJohn Hay
Geoffrey TooneEdward Ramsay
Jadin WongAmazon (uncredited)
Jean WongAmazon (uncredited)
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Michiko IseriAngel (uncredited)
Charles IrwinCaptain Orton (uncredited)
Dale IshimotoCrewman (uncredited)
Marni NixonAnna Leonowens (singing voice) (uncredited)
Diane GumpDancer (uncredited)
Kanna IshuDancer (uncredited)
Misaye KawasumiDancer (uncredited)
William H. LloydDancer (uncredited)
Joan LoraDancer (uncredited)
Shirley NishimuraDancer (uncredited)
Valentina OumanskiDancer (uncredited)
Alice UchidaDancer (uncredited)
YurikoEliza (uncredited)
Leo AbbeyGuard (uncredited)
Henry FongGuard (uncredited)
Josephine SmithGuest at Palace (uncredited)
William YipHigh Priest (uncredited)
Leonard StrongInterpreter (uncredited)
Robert BanasKeeper of the Dogs (uncredited)
Edwin LukeMessenger (uncredited)
Dennis BonillaMongkut's Twin Son (uncredited)
Thomas BonillaMongkut's Twin Son (uncredited)
Joycelyne LewPrincess Ying Yaawolak (uncredited)
Jerry ChienRoyal Child (uncredited)
Nancy ChienRoyal Child (uncredited)
Yvonne GarosinRoyal Child (uncredited)
Dick Kay HongRoyal Child (uncredited)
Linda HongRoyal Child (uncredited)
Warren HsiehRoyal Child (uncredited)
Daro InduyeRoyal Child (uncredited)
Candace LeeRoyal Child (uncredited)
Virginia Ann LeeRoyal Child (uncredited)
Warren LeeRoyal Child (uncredited)
Jeanette LeungRoyal Child (uncredited)
Evelyn RudieRoyal Child (uncredited)
Russell UngRoyal Child (uncredited)
Rodney YeeRoyal Child (uncredited)
Mary Lou CliffordRoyal Wife (uncredited)
Judy DanRoyal Wife (uncredited)
Margaret FukudaRoyal Wife (uncredited)
Maureen HingertRoyal Wife (uncredited)
Stella LynnRoyal Wife (uncredited)
Grace MatthewsRoyal Wife (uncredited)
Nephru MaloufRoyal Wife (uncredited)
Kathleen ShoonRoyal Wife (uncredited)
Maria TsienRoyal Wife (uncredited)
Lydia WolfRoyal Wife (uncredited)
Amir FarrSailor (uncredited)
Alladin SoufiSailor (uncredited)
Irene JamesSiamese Girl (uncredited)
Nobuko MiyamotoSiamese Girl (uncredited)
Marion JimSimon Legree (uncredited)
Gemze De LappeSpecialty Dancer (uncredited)
Dusty WorrallUncle Thomas (uncredited)
Fuji LeviWhipping Guard (uncredited)
Weaver LevyWhipping Guard (uncredited)
Don Keigo TakeuchiYoung Salt Carrier (uncredited)
Stephanie Pond-SmithYoungest Princess (uncredited)
Marco López(uncredited)
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