The King and I

1956

Action / Biography / Drama / Musical / Romance

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Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 83% · 28 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 83% · 50K ratings
IMDb Rating 7.4/10 10 29299 29.3K

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Plot summary

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

Walter Lang Photo
Walter Lang

Top cast

Marco López Photo
Marco López as Extra
Alan Mowbray Photo
Alan Mowbray as Sir John Hay
William Yip Photo
William Yip as High Priest
Leonard Strong Photo
Leonard Strong as Interpreter
720p.BluRay 1080p.BluRay
875.16 MB
1280*720
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
2 hr 13 min
Seeds 4
1.95 GB
1920*1080
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
2 hr 13 min
Seeds 36

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by cricketbat 8 / 10

Get to know this movie, get to know all about it

Getting to know The King and I is a wonderful experience. Yul Brynner is unforgettable as the king of Siam, and Deborah Kerr is able to stand toe-to-toe (or head-to-head) with his every move. With its lavish sets, elaborate costumes, and amusing songs, this musical has an undeniable charm, even if it may feel foreign or dated to some.
Reviewed by wisewebwoman 8 / 10

Wonderful, glorious colour and Brynner in his finest hour.

Brynner is so strongly identified with this role that it is difficult to remember him in anything else. He gives his all in this performance, sometimes way over the top, but it fits with this movie which is in itself over the top, offering us the Hollywood version of Siam and introducing 1955 sensibilities to the era of 1862. No matter.The musical numbers are great and hummable, most done by Marni Nixon, who dubbed for so many in that era of endless musicals and no-voice stars.People who protest about the insensibility and racial aspect of these musicals (Showboat and South Pacific, etc. also comes to mind)don't get it - that this is a musical, composed about an unenlightened era and is not a documentary and cannot be taken seriously.The play within the play is truly magical, I could watch it over and over again, it is a perfect little opera.Deborah Kerr is terrific in this and should have received an Oscar. I felt sorry for the boy who played her son - I think they appeared again together in Tea and Sympathy, but I could be wrong - there was not much to his role, he had to stand around and just be pretty and nod at his mother a lot. Very difficult. Rita Moreno excelled as usual.8 out of 10. Not to be missed.
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