The King and I
More than your eyes have ever seen… More than your heart has ever known!
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6/29/1956Runtime
133 minsOverview
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.
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EnglishBudget
$4,550,000Revenue
$21,300,000Homepage
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A sweeping musical romance about a widowed English tutor and an authoritarian Siamese king learning to see past their differences. It's a grand production with lavish spectacle, tender character moments, and songs that linger in your memory.
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Deborah Kerr
Anna Leonowens
Yul Brynner
King Mongkut of Siam
Rita Moreno
Tuptim
Martin Benson
Kralahome
Terry Saunders
Lady Thiang
Rex Thompson
Louis Leonowens
Patrick Adiarte
Prince Chulalongkorn
Alan Mowbray
Sir John Hay
Carlos Rivas
Lun Tha
Geoffrey Toone
Sir Edward Ramsay
Charles Irwin
Capt. Orton (uncredited)
Marni Nixon
Anna Leonowens (singing voice) (uncredited)
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