Top billed cast

1. 

   Irene Dunne

   Anna Owens

2. 

   Rex Harrison

   King Mongkut

3. 

   Linda Darnell

   Tuptim

4. 

   Lee J. Cobb

   Kralahome

5. 

   Gale Sondergaard

   Lady Thiang

6. 

   Mikhail Rasumny

   Alak

7. 

   Dennis Hoey

   Sir Edward

8. 

   Tito Renaldo

   Prince Chulalongkorn (as a boy)

9. 

   Richard Lyon

   Louis Owens

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on 2022-07-07

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 continued independence of his nation from the marauding colonial powers at large at the time. Irene Dunne captures wonderfully the stoic determination of the widowed Anna trying to bring her son up as a si...read the rest

Recommendations

1. The King and I70%
2. Anna and the King67%
3. Jane Eyre69%
4. The Young Victoria71%
5. Far from the Madding Crowd70%
6. Sense and Sensibility74%
7. Jane Eyre69%
8. The Duchess69%
9. The Lost Husband67%
10. Lovely, Still65%
11. Phantom Thread73%
12. The Girl King62%
13. The Age of Innocence69%
14. Out of Africa71%
15. Persuasion72%
16. The Bridges of Madison County77%
17. Victoria & Abdul68%
18. The Best of Me74%
19. Breathe74%
20. The Painted Veil72%

Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

Keywords

• widow
• bangkok, thailand
• thailand
• palace
• harem
• biography
• king
• governess
• english teacher
• 19th century
• siam