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.
Cast
Deborah Kerr
Anna Leonowens
Yul Brynner
King Mongkut of Siam
Rita Moreno
Tuptim
Martin Benson
Kralahome
Terry Saunders
Lady Thiang
Rex Thompson
Louis Leonowens
Patrick Adiarte
Prince Chulalongkorn
Alan Mowbray
Sir John Hay
Carlos Rivas
Lun Tha
Geoffrey Toone
Sir Edward Ramsay
Charles Irwin
Capt. Orton (uncredited)
Marni Nixon
Anna Leonowens (singing voice) (uncredited)
Evelyn Rudie
Royal Child (uncredited)
Marco López
Extra (uncredited)
Crew
Walter Lang
Director
Ernest Lehman
Screenplay
Oscar Hammerstein II
Book, Lyricist, Musical
Margaret Landon
Novel
Robert L. Simpson
Editor
Leon Shamroy
Director of Photography
Eli Dunn
Assistant Director
Darryl F. Zanuck
Executive Producer
Charles Brackett
Producer
Irene Sharaff
Costume Design
Helen Turpin
Hairstylist
Ben Nye
Makeup Artist
Eric Allwright
Makeup Artist
Lynn F. Reynolds
Makeup Artist
Hal Lierley
Makeup Artist
Carlton W. Faulkner
Sound Editor
E. Clayton Ward
Sound
Warren B. Delaplain
Sound
Ray Kellogg
Visual Effects
Alfred Newman
Original Music Composer
Richard Rodgers
Original Music Composer, Songs
Walter M. Scott
Set Decoration
Paul S. Fox
Set Decoration
Lyle R. Wheeler
Art Direction
John DeCuir
Art Direction
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