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The King and I
UNITED STATES · 1956

The King and I

Walter Lang
cross-cultural exchange education and tutoring royal court politics clash of traditions women's independence
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Synopsis

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.

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