The King and I1956
About
- Runtime
- 2 hours 13 minutes
- Language
- English
- Tagline
- More than your eyes have ever seen… More than your heart has ever known!
- 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.
- Genres
- Romance, History, Drama
- Released
- June 28, 1956
- Budget
- $4,550,000
- Revenue
- $21,300,000
- Production
- 20th Century Fox
Credits
Directing
- Walter LangDirector
- Eli DunnAssistant Director
Writing
- Oscar Hammerstein IIMusical
- Margaret LandonNovel
- Ernest LehmanScreenplay
- Oscar Hammerstein IILyricist
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- Oscar Hammerstein IIBook
Art
- Lyle R. WheelerArt Direction
- Walter M. ScottSet Decoration
- Paul S. FoxSet Decoration
- John DeCuirArt Direction
Camera
- Leon ShamroyDirector of Photography
Costume & Make-Up
- Irene SharaffCostume Design
- Ben NyeMakeup Artist
- Helen TurpinHairstylist
- Eric AllwrightMakeup Artist
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- Lynn F. ReynoldsMakeup Artist
- Hal LierleyMakeup Artist
Editing
- Robert L. SimpsonEditor
Production
- Charles BrackettProducer
- Darryl F. ZanuckExecutive Producer
Sound
- E. Clayton WardSound
- Carlton W. FaulknerSound Editor
- Warren B. DelaplainSound
- Alfred NewmanOriginal Music Composer
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- Richard RodgersSongs
- Richard RodgersOriginal Music Composer
Visual Effects
- Ray KelloggVisual Effects
Trailers
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