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.
Directed by Walter Lang
temple
widow
prime minister
letter
bangkok, thailand
palace
musical
polygamy
buddha
based on play or musical
misunderstanding
single mother
twins
tutor
chopsticks
chakri dynasty
school teacher
barge
sailing ship
pagoda
consort
dowry
malaria
siam
inspirational
factual
dramatic
admiring
adoring
authoritarian
cheerful
conceited
hopeful
cinemascope 55
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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
Carlos Rivas
Lun Tha
Patrick Adiarte
Prince Chulalongkorn
Alan Mowbray
Sir John Hay
Geoffrey Toone
Sir Edward Ramsay
Robert Banas
Keeper of the Dogs (uncredited)
Judy Dan
Royal Wife (uncredited)
Crew
Walter Lang
Director
Ernest Lehman
Screenplay
Alfred Newman
Original Music Composer
Richard Rodgers
Original Music Composer
Leon Shamroy
Director of Photography
Charles Brackett
Producer
Darryl F. Zanuck
Executive Producer
Oscar Hammerstein II
Musical
Irene Sharaff
Costume Design
John DeCuir
Art Direction
Richard Rodgers
Songs
Oscar Hammerstein II
Lyricist
Popular Reviews
111 reviews
brunettegsundae
7.0★ · 01/07/26
–You will say no more!
–I will say no more, because there is no more to say!
I could do things for Anna’s wardrobe. I put on my list of things to do dancing in a BIG, shiny dress Anne has a kind of grace that I wish I had, a kind of kindness that spreads across her face even without speaking, etc, etc, etc I tend to believe that Louis was just a special appearance, only in the first scene and in the last one
–You will say no more!
–I will say no more, because there is no more to say!
I could do things for Anna’s wardrobe. I put on my list of things to do dancing in a BIG, shiny dress Anne has a kind of grace that I wish I had, a kind of kindness that spreads across her face even without speaking, etc, etc, etc I tend to believe that Louis was just a special appearance, only in the first scene and in the last one
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Sam
6.0★ · 06/19/26
If I were the I in The King and I… Let’s just say things would be different
If I were the I in The King and I… Let’s just say things would be different
Andy The PizzaBagel
6.0★ · 04/03/26
I feel like I shouldn't like this film but Yul Brynner is really funny and sexy
I feel like I shouldn't like this film but Yul Brynner is really funny and sexy