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The King and I

Cast

Deborah Kerr, Yul Brynner, Rita Moreno, Martin Benson View All


Crew

Ernest Lehman (Screenplay), Walter Lang (Director) View All

Release: Jun. 29th, 1956
Runtime: 2 hours, 13 minutes
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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Citizen Rules
Also influenced by the 1946 movie Anna and the King of Siam and remade in 1999 as Anna and the King (1999) Both are non-musicals.
Gideon58
Yul Brynner recreates his original Broadway role as the King in an electrifying, Oscar-winning performance that made Brynner an instant film icon who will forever be associated with the role and the gold standard to which all other actors who tackle the role aspire to.


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