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  1. The King and I is the fifth musical by the team of Rodgers and Hammerstein. It is based on Margaret Landon 's novel Anna and the King of Siam (1944), which is in turn derived from the memoirs of Anna Leonowens, governess to the children of King Mongkut of Siam in the early 1860s. The musical's plot relates the experiences of Anna, a British ...

  2. A widow becomes a governess to the King of Siam's children and falls in love with him. The film is based on a Broadway musical and won five Oscars, including best picture and best actor.

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    • Biography, Drama, Musical
    • Walter Lang
    • 1956-06-29
  3. The King and I is a 1956 American musical film made by 20th Century-Fox, directed by Walter Lang and produced by Charles Brackett and Darryl F. Zanuck. The screenplay by Ernest Lehman is based on the 1951 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical The King and I, which is itself based on the 1944 novel Anna and the King of Siam by Margaret Landon.

  4. Los Angeles premiere: 27 Jun 1956. Production Company. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp. Distribution Company. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp. Country. United States. Screenplay Information. Based on the musical The King and I , music by Richard Rodgers, book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II (New York, 29 Mar 1951), which was based on the ...

    • Walter Lang, Eli Dunn
    • Deborah Kerr
  5. The King and I. In this film adaptation of the Rodgers & Hammerstein musical, widowed Welsh mother Anna Loenowens (Deborah Kerr) becomes a governess and English tutor to the wives and many ...

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    • Walter Lang
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    • Deborah Kerr
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  6. Synopsis. Strong-willed, widowed schoolteacher Anna Leonowens arrives in Bangkok from Wales with her young son Louis after being summoned to tutor the many children of King Mongkut. The two are introduced to the intimidating Kralahome, King Mongkut's confidant and Siam's prime minister. The Kralahome explains he has come to escort them to the ...

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  8. The King asks Anna to teach the children to be brave and Anna decides to stay (“I Whistle A Happy Tune” Reprise). As the King dies, Prince Chulalongkorn proclaims a new vision for Siam, inspired by Anna’s teachings. The Kralahome, Lady Thiang and Anna kneel by the great King’s side, paying their last respects (“Finale Ultimo”).

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