The King and I (Film), released 1956 — adapted from Anna and the King of Siam by Margaret Landon.
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.
Starring Deborah Kerr, Yul Brynner, Rita Moreno, Martin Benson, Terry Saunders.
Directed by Walter Lang.
