The read
Scores higher than 78% of the 248 1950s romance movies in this catalog.
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes93%
Metacritic72/100
419 audience votes
Key crew
- Walter LangDirector
- Ernest LehmanScreenplay
- Alfred NewmanOriginal Music Composer
- Richard RodgersOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Deborah KerrAnna Leonowens
- Yul BrynnerKing Mongkut of Siam
- Rita MorenoTuptim
- Martin BensonKralahome
- Terry SaundersLady Thiang
- Rex ThompsonLouis Leonowens
- Carlos RivasLun Tha
- Patrick AdiartePrince Chulalongkorn
- Alan MowbrayJohn Hay
- Geoffrey TooneEdward Ramsay
- Jadin WongAmazon (uncredited)
- Jean WongAmazon (uncredited)
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Themes
templewidowprime ministerletterbangkok, thailandpalacemusicalpolygamybuddhabased on play or musicalmisunderstandingsingle mother