Rotten
Typically overproduced.
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
The King and I
More than your eyes have ever seen… More than your heart has ever known!
1956 · 2h 13m · G
History, Music, Romance
Directed by
Walter Lang
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Walter Lang Director
- Deborah Kerr as Anna Leonowens
- Yul Brynner as King Mongkut of Siam
- Rita Moreno as Tuptim
- Martin Benson as Kralahome
- Terry Saunders as Lady Thiang
- Rex Thompson as Louis Leonowens
- Carlos Rivas as Lun Tha
- Patrick Adiarte as Prince Chulalongkorn
- Alan Mowbray as Sir John Hay
- Geoffrey Toone as Sir Edward Ramsay
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
93%
Tomatometer
Fresh
All the ingredients that made Rodgers & Hammerstein's The King and I a memorable stage experience have been faithfully transferred to the screen.
Variety Staff, Variety
Fresh
Over-long but visually spectacular.
Geoff Andrew, Time Out
Fresh
If you don't...see [The King and I], believe us, you'll be missing a grand and moving thing.
Bosley Crowther, New York Times
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