The King and I

"More than your eyes have ever seen… More than your heart has ever known!"

Jun 29 1956 G 2h 13m
Biography, Drama, Musical

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.

Plot

Mrs. Anna Leonowens and her son Louis arrive in Bangkok, where she has been contracted to teach English to the children of the royal household. She threatens to leave when the house she had been promised is not available, but falls in love with the children. A new slave, a gift of a vassal king, translates "Uncle Tom's Cabin" into a Siamese ballet. After expressing her unhappiness at being with the King, the slave decides to make an attempt to escape with her lover. Anna and the King start to fall in love, but her headstrong upbringing inhibits her from joining his harem. She is just about to leave Siam but something important she finds out makes her think about changing her mind.

Written by

Ernest Lehman, Oscar Hammerstein II, Margaret Landon

Directed by

Walter Lang

Cast

Yul Brynner, Deborah Kerr, Rita Moreno

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

20th Century Fox

Languages

Italiano, English

Awards

Won 5 Oscars. 11 wins & 12 nominations total

Trailers
THE KING AND I (1956) TRAILER PRECEDED BY 20TH CENTURY-FOX CINEMASCOPE 55 FANFARE INTRODUCTION
Featurettes
Actress Rita Moreno on The King and I
Scores
# of Votes
28,580
Average Rating
7.4 out of 10
Metascore
72
Popularity
NA