The King and I

2 hr 13 min | Musicals | 1956

Featuring Yul Brynner's 1956 Best Actor OSCAR-winning performance and the unforgettable Rodgers and Hammerstein score, this beloved classic is based on the real story of English school teacher, Anna Leonowens (Deborah Kerr), who comes to teach at the royal court in Siam. Though she finds herself at odds with the stubborn monarch (Brynner), over time, Anna and the king begin to fall in love.

Featuring Yul Brynner's 1956 Best Actor OSCAR-winning performance and the unforgettable Rodgers and Hammerstein score, this beloved classic is based on the real story of English school teacher, Anna Leonowens (Deborah Kerr), who comes to teach at the royal court in Siam. Though she finds herself at odds with the stubborn monarch (Brynner), over time, Anna and the king begin to fall in love.

Details

Actor
Deborah Kerr, Yul Brynner, Rita Moreno
Director
Walter Lang
Producer
Charles Brackett
Writer
Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II, Ernest Lehman