The King and I (1956)
Widowed Welsh mother Anna Leonowens 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.
Director:
Walter Lang
Writer:
Ernest Lehman
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Deborah Kerr as Anna Leonowens |
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Yul Brynner as King Mongkut of Siam |
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Rita Moreno as Tuptim |
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Martin Benson as Kralahome |
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Terry Saunders as Lady Thiang |
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Rex Thompson as Louis Leonowens |
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Patrick Adiarte as Prince Chulalongkorn |
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Alan Mowbray as Sir John Hay |
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Carlos Rivas as Lun Tha |
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Geoffrey Toone as Sir Edward Ramsay |
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Charles Irwin as Capt. Orton (uncredited) |
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Marni Nixon as Anna Leonowens (singing voice) (uncredited) |
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Evelyn Rudie as Royal Child (uncredited) |
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Marco López as (uncredited) |
| Directing | Walter Lang | Director |
| Writing | Oscar Hammerstein II | Musical |
| Writing | Ernest Lehman | Screenplay |
| Camera | Leon Shamroy | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Margaret Landon | Novel |
| Production | Charles Brackett | Producer |
| Art | Lyle R. Wheeler | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ben Nye | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Darryl F. Zanuck | Executive Producer |
| Directing | Eli Dunn | Assistant Director |
| Editing | Robert L. Simpson | Editor |
| Art | Walter M. Scott | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Irene Sharaff | Costume Design |
| Art | Paul S. Fox | Set Decoration |
| Art | John DeCuir | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Helen Turpin | Hairstylist |
| Visual Effects | Ray Kellogg | Visual Effects |
| Costume & Make-Up | Hal Lierley | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Alfred Newman | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | E. Clayton Ward | Sound |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lynn F. Reynolds | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Eric Allwright | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Warren B. Delaplain | Sound |
| Sound | Carlton W. Faulkner | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Richard Rodgers | Songs |
| Writing | Oscar Hammerstein II | Lyricist |
| Sound | Richard Rodgers | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Oscar Hammerstein II | Book |