
Mrs. Anna Leonowens and her son Louis arrive in Bangkok, where she has been contracted to teach English to the children of the royal household. She threatens to leave when the house she had been promised is not available, but falls in love with the children. A new slave, a gift of a vassal king, translates "Uncle Tom's Cabin" into a Siamese ballet. After expressing her unhappiness at being with the King, the slave decides to make an attempt to escape with her lover. Anna and ... (Full plot summary below)
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Mrs. Anna Leonowens and her son Louis arrive in Bangkok, where she has been contracted to teach English to the children of the royal household. She threatens to leave when the house she had been promised is not available, but falls in love with the children. A new slave, a gift of a vassal king, translates "Uncle Tom's Cabin" into a Siamese ballet. After expressing her unhappiness at being with the King, the slave decides to make an attempt to escape with her lover. Anna and the King start to fall in love, but her headstrong upbringing inhibits her from joining his harem. She is just about to leave Siam but something important she finds out makes her think about changing her mind.
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| Film Freak CentralWalter ChawA chronicle of colonialism that poses itself as an easy-to-dismiss artifact, yet reveals itself to be an enduring statement about why people can't get along. |
| Filmcritic.comChristopher NullThe popular pick for the best Rodgers and Hammerstein musical is probably The Sound of Music, but I'm throwing in for The King and I. |
| New York TimesBosley CrowtherEvery bit of the humor and vibrant humanity that flowed through the tender story of the English school-teacher and the quizzical king is richly preserved in the screen play that Ernest Lehman has prepared. |
| VarietyVariety StaffAll the ingredients that made Rodgers & Hammerstein's The King and I a memorable stage experience have been faithfully transferred to the screen. |
| Washington PostTom ShalesA typically overproduced 1956 Fox film of the Rodgers and Hammerstein hit, with Yul Brynner as the king and Deborah Kerr as the British schoolteacher who comes to Siam to educate Brynner's army of children. Too long at 133 minutes, but the score is swell. |
| Common Sense MediaHeather BoernerA boisterous, big-costumed classic musical. |
| Las Vegas Review-JournalCarol ClingClassic performances, classic score, the best Rodgers & Hammerstein screen adaptation. |
| Time OutGeoff AndrewPoor songs (Hello Young Lovers, Getting to Know You), fair choreography, poor script, nice photography. |
| User ReviewHarmonic SOMG I think this movie is extremely romantic. Amazing that it's a true story |
| User ReviewJonathan MOne of the first films I ever saw - Brilliant |