The King and I backdrop

The King and I 1956 Directed by Walter Lang

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

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.

Country USA
Production Country USA
Language English
Spoken Languages English , Italian , Thai
Gneres History , Music , Romance
Production Company 20th Century Fox
Budget $4,550,000
Revenue $21,300,000
Release Date 29 June 1956
133 mins
Cast
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)
Evelyn Rudie Royal Child (uncredited)
Marco López Extra (uncredited)