The King and I
- Released on
- Runtime
- 133 mins
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.
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.
Cast
- Deborah Kerr
- Yul Brynner
- Rita Moreno
- Martin Benson
- Terry Saunders
- Rex Thompson
- Patrick Adiarte
- Alan Mowbray
- Carlos Rivas
- Geoffrey Toone
- Charles Irwin
- Marni Nixon
- Evelyn Rudie
Director
- Walter Lang
Producers
- Charles Brackett
Screenwriter
- Ernest Lehman