In 1862, a young Englishwoman becomes royal tutor in Siam and befriends the King.
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Irene Dunne
Anna Owens
Rex Harrison
King Mongkut
Linda Darnell
Tuptim
Lee J. Cobb
Kralahome
Gale Sondergaard
Lady Thiang
Mikhail Rasumny
Alak
Dennis Hoey
Sir Edward
Tito Renaldo
Prince Chulalongkorn (as a boy)
Richard Lyon
Louis Owens
John Abbott
Phya Phrom
Director
John Cromwell
Screenplay
Talbot Jennings
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Production
20th Century Fox
CinemaSerf
July 7, 2022
This is quite an under-rated gem of a film; depicting a far grittier and more authentic interpretation of the diary of Anna Leonowens than was reflected in the altogether lighter, more joyous "King and I". Rex Harrison rather woodenly portrays King Mongkut as he works to bring 19th century Siam into the modern world; hoping to improve the lives of his people and at the same time ensuring the conti...
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