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The King and I

Release Date:June 29, 1956

Running Time:133 min

Genres:Drama, History, Romance

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Cast

Deborah Kerr Yul Brynner Rita Moreno Martin Benson Terry Saunders Rex Thompson Patrick Adiarte Alan Mowbray Carlos Rivas Geoffrey Toone Charles Irwin Marni Nixon

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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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