The King and I (1956)

7.3	Listal rating
7.4	IMDB rating

Directed by

Walter Lang

Starring (View all)

Anna Leonowens

King Mongkut of Siam

Tuptim

Kralahome

Terry Saunders

Lady Thiang

Rex Thompson

Louis Leonowens

Carlos Rivas

Lun Tha

Patrick Adiarte

Prince Chulalongkorn

Written by (View all)

Ernest Lehman

(screenplay)

Oscar Hammerstein II

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Great classic musical!

3 years, 3 months ago at Feb 18 1:54

SJMJ91

To be honest, I had absolutely no idea of what to expect with this one because I had not seen the animated version as a child and I had not seen the play or read the book. The film is based on the book version called "Anna and the King of Siam" by Margaret Langdon. This musical is a beautiful film that I would call a family film more than 50s musicals like Singin' In The Rain and Seven Brides For ... read more

the king and i

1 year, 5 months ago at Nov 29 23:59

bharath

Mrs. Anna Leonowens (Deborah Kerr), a widow from Wales, arrives in Bangkok with her young son, Louis, to teach English to the children of the royal household of King Mongkut (Yul Brynner). She is escorted to the palace by the King's sinister right-hand man, the Kralahome, of whom she is very apprehensive - she and her son must disguise their fear ("Whistle A Happy Tune"). She is greeted, but told ... read more

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Description: The third Rodgers & Hammerstein Broadway hit to go before the cameras, The King and I boasts a career-making performance from Yul Brynner, repeating his stage triumph as the titular monarch and proving to moviegoers that bald can be beautiful. It's Brynner's proud king that provides the fulcrum to the plot, and it's Brynner himsel ... (more)

Release date : 29 June 1956
UPC: 086162000997

Musical (16), Drama (10), Romance (9), Family (7), Thailand (6), Siam (5), Remake (5), 1950s (5), 1956 (5), Broadway (4), Dance (4), Forbidden Love (4), Based On A Play (4), Classic (4), Dancing (3), American (3), Epic (3), Period Piece (3), Color (2), Lifting Someone Into The Air (2)

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"Yul Brynner as King Mongkut of Siam( the fourth monarch of Siam (Thailand) under the House of Chakri, ruling from 1851–1868. He was one of the most revered monarchs of the country) Suggested by SFG¿mystic "