The King and I

March. 23,1961      NR
Rating:
7.4
Trailer Synopsis Cast

Widowed Welsh mother Anna Loenowens 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.

Deborah Kerr as  Anna Leonowens
Yul Brynner as  King Mongkut of Siam
Rita Moreno as  Tuptim
Martin Benson as  Kralahome
Terry Saunders as  Lady Thiang
Rex Thompson as  Louis Leonowens
Patrick Adiarte as  Prince Chulalongkorn
Alan Mowbray as  Sir John Hay
Carlos Rivas as  Lun Tha
Geoffrey Toone as  Sir Edward Ramsay

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