The King and I

Synopsis

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.

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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

John Hay

Geoffrey Toone

Edward Ramsay

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Jadin Wong

Amazon (uncredited)

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Jean Wong

Amazon (uncredited)

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Michiko Iseri

Angel (uncredited)

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Charles Irwin

Captain Orton (uncredited)

Dale Ishimoto

Crewman (uncredited)

Marni Nixon

Anna Leonowens (singing voice) (uncredited)

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Diane Gump

Dancer (uncredited)

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Kanna Ishu

Dancer (uncredited)

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Misaye Kawasumi

Dancer (uncredited)

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William H. Lloyd

Dancer (uncredited)

Crew

Art

• Lyle R. Wheeler Art Direction
• Walter M. Scott Set Decoration
• Paul S. Fox Set Decoration
• John DeCuir Art Direction

Camera

• Leon Shamroy Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

• Irene Sharaff Costume Design
• Ben Nye Makeup Artist
• Helen Turpin Hairstylist
• Eric Allwright Makeup Artist
• Lynn F. Reynolds Makeup Artist
• Hal Lierley Makeup Artist

Directing

• Walter Lang Director
• Eli Dunn Assistant Director

Editing

• Robert L. Simpson Editor

Production

• Charles Brackett Producer
• Darryl F. Zanuck Executive Producer

Sound

• E. Clayton Ward Sound
• Carlton W. Faulkner Sound Editor
• Warren B. Delaplain Sound
• Alfred Newman Original Music Composer
• Richard Rodgers Songs
• Richard Rodgers Original Music Composer

Visual Effects

• Ray Kellogg Visual Effects

Writing

• Oscar Hammerstein II Musical
• Margaret Landon Novel
• Ernest Lehman Screenplay
• Oscar Hammerstein II Lyricist
• Oscar Hammerstein II Book