The King and I

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The King and I

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The King and I

Release Date: June 29, 1956

Year    :   1956
Slogan    :   «More than your eyes have ever seen… More than your heart has ever known!»
Genres    :   Drama, Romance, Adventure, Music
Production Companies    :   20th Century Fox
Director    :   Walter Lang
Producers    :   Darryl F. Zanuck, Charles Brackett
Writers    :   Ernest Lehman, Oscar Hammerstein II, Oscar Hammerstein II, Margaret Landon
RunTime    :   133 mins.
Budget    :   4550000
Revenue    :   21300000

Widowed Welsh mother Anna Loenowens 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.




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