Cinematic background from The King and I 1956 - Widowed Welsh mother Anna Loenowens 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.

The King and I

1956

Biography, Drama, Musical

Directors:
Walter Lang
Writers:
Oscar Hammerstein II, Margaret Landon, Ernest Lehman
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Movie still from “The King and I” (1956), directed by Walter Lang – A beautiful woman in a dress standing in front of a mirror; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The King and I” (1956), directed by Walter Lang – A person wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The King and I” (1956), directed by Walter Lang – A man and a woman dressed in period clothing; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The King and I” (1956), directed by Walter Lang – A woman wearing a dress and a bow in her hair; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The King and I” (1956), directed by Walter Lang – A man and a woman are talking to each other; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The King and I” (1956), directed by Walter Lang – Two people in a costume are holding papers in a room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The King and I” (1956), directed by Walter Lang – A woman in a ball gown stands in front of chandeliers; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The King and I” (1956), directed by Walter Lang – A woman dressed in a blue dress and white gloves; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The King and I” (1956), directed by Walter Lang – A woman sitting in front of a map of the world; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The King and I” (1956), directed by Walter Lang – A woman in a white dress sitting in a room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The King and I” (1956), directed by Walter Lang – A man and a woman sitting next to each other; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The King and I” (1956), directed by Walter Lang – A woman and a boy are looking at a piece of paper; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The King and I” (1956), directed by Walter Lang – A group of people in traditional dress holding candles; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The King and I” (1956), directed by Walter Lang – A woman in a silver dress holding a purse; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The King and I” (1956), directed by Walter Lang – A woman wearing a tiara and a white dress in a forest; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The King and I” (1956), directed by Walter Lang – A woman in a blue dress and a bald man; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The King and I” (1956), directed by Walter Lang – A woman in a costume is holding a flower; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The King and I” (1956), directed by Walter Lang – A man and a woman are talking to each other; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The King and I” (1956), directed by Walter Lang – A woman in a white dress standing in front of a mirror; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The King and I” (1956), directed by Walter Lang – A woman in a white dress sitting in front of a statue; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The King and I” (1956), directed by Walter Lang – A woman wearing a white dress and a flower crown; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The King and I” (1956), directed by Walter Lang – A woman in a white and black dress standing in front of an open door; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The King and I” (1956), directed by Walter Lang – A man and a woman dressed in renaissance clothing; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The King and I” (1956), directed by Walter Lang – A woman in a white dress talking to another woman in a white dress; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The King and I” (1956), directed by Walter Lang – A wax figure of a woman in a white dress; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The King and I” (1956), directed by Walter Lang – A group of people dressed up in costumes and holding candles; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The King and I” (1956), directed by Walter Lang – A woman in a white dress with a hat on top of her head; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The King and I” (1956), directed by Walter Lang – A woman in a ball gown standing in front of a chandelier; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The King and I” (1956), directed by Walter Lang – A woman in a white dress sitting in front of a blue wall; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The King and I” (1956), directed by Walter Lang – A woman in a long blue dress standing in front of a group of people; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The King and I” (1956), directed by Walter Lang – A woman in a white dress holding a book in her hands; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The King and I” (1956), directed by Walter Lang – A man and a woman dressed in period clothing; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The King and I” (1956), directed by Walter Lang – A group of people standing around each other in front of a building; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The King and I” (1956), directed by Walter Lang – A group of people standing in front of a stage; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The King and I” (1956), directed by Walter Lang – A woman in a white dress standing next to a tree; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The King and I” (1956), directed by Walter Lang – A woman and a man in front of a world map; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The King and I” (1956), directed by Walter Lang – A man and a woman standing next to each other on a boat; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The King and I” (1956), directed by Walter Lang – A man sitting on top of a chair in front of a woman; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The King and I” (1956), directed by Walter Lang – A man and a woman are performing a dance; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The King and I” (1956), directed by Walter Lang – A woman in a gold dress and a black head piece; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The King and I” (1956), directed by Walter Lang – A woman in a blue dress holding a stick in front of a group of people; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The King and I” (1956), directed by Walter Lang – A bald man in a red and white robe is laying on the floor; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The King and I” (1956), directed by Walter Lang – A bald man wearing a black and silver outfit; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The King and I” (1956), directed by Walter Lang – A man standing in front of a group of people; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The King and I” (1956), directed by Walter Lang – A group of women standing next to each other in a room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The King and I” (1956), directed by Walter Lang – A man and a woman dressed in medieval clothing; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The King and I” (1956), directed by Walter Lang – A beautiful woman wearing a tiara while holding a ring; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The King and I” (1956), directed by Walter Lang – An older man and a woman dressed in formal wear; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The King and I” (1956), directed by Walter Lang – A group of people dressed in costumes performing a dance; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The King and I” (1956), directed by Walter Lang – A woman in a blue dress is standing in front of two other women; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The King and I” (1956), directed by Walter Lang – A woman in a white dress on a stage; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The King and I” (1956), directed by Walter Lang – A group of men in traditional garb kneeling on the ground; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The King and I” (1956), directed by Walter Lang – A man and a woman standing next to each other in a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The King and I” (1956), directed by Walter Lang – A beautiful woman in a white dress and a tiara; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The King and I” (1956), directed by Walter Lang – A bald man in a blue jacket standing next to a fire hydrant; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The King and I” (1956), directed by Walter Lang – A group of people sitting on the ground; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The King and I” (1956), directed by Walter Lang – A man and a man in a suit and tie standing next to each other in front of a blue wall; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The King and I” (1956), directed by Walter Lang – A group of young people sitting in a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The King and I” (1956), directed by Walter Lang – A woman in a white shirt is singing; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The King and I” (1956), directed by Walter Lang – A bald man in oriental garb eats a bowl of food; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The King and I” (1956), directed by Walter Lang – A group of women dressed in fancy dresses; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The King and I” (1956), directed by Walter Lang – A couple of people that are dancing in a room; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The King and I” (1956), directed by Walter Lang – A group of young children dressed in traditional costumes; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The King and I” (1956), directed by Walter Lang – A woman in a blue dress standing in front of a chalkboard; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The King and I” (1956), directed by Walter Lang – A man with bald head wearing a blue sash; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The King and I” (1956), directed by Walter Lang – A woman in a blue dress is standing in front of a door; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The King and I” (1956), directed by Walter Lang – A group of people standing around a woman in a ball gown; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The King and I” (1956), directed by Walter Lang – A woman wearing a dress with a big bow around her neck; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The King and I” (1956), directed by Walter Lang – An older man and a woman standing next to each other in front of a building; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The King and I” (1956), directed by Walter Lang – A man and a woman dressed in formal wear; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The King and I” (1956), directed by Walter Lang – A man and a woman are pointing at each other in front of a world map; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The King and I” (1956), directed by Walter Lang – A group of people sitting at a table in formal wear; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The King and I” (1956), directed by Walter Lang – A woman holding a man's hand while wearing a tiara; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The King and I” (1956), directed by Walter Lang – A man and a woman dressed in medieval clothing; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The King and I” (1956), directed by Walter Lang – A woman in a gray dress and white gloves; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The King and I” (1956), directed by Walter Lang – A man and a woman dressed up in costumes; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The King and I” (1956), directed by Walter Lang – A boy and a woman in a costume in front of a yellow wall; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The King and I” (1956), directed by Walter Lang – A woman and a young girl in traditional dress; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The King and I” (1956), directed by Walter Lang – A bald man in a blue shirt is looking at the camera; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The King and I” (1956), directed by Walter Lang – Two women in traditional dress standing next to each other in front of a blue wall; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The King and I” (1956), directed by Walter Lang – A group of people kneeling down in front of a priest; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The King and I” (1956), directed by Walter Lang – A woman in traditional dress dancing in front of a map; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The King and I” (1956), directed by Walter Lang – A woman dressed in a white dress and a black hat; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The King and I” (1956), directed by Walter Lang – A man and a woman are dancing on a stage; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The King and I” (1956), directed by Walter Lang – A man and a woman dressed in medieval clothing; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The King and I” (1956), directed by Walter Lang – A woman standing in front of a bed in a room; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The King and I” (1956), directed by Walter Lang – A man and a woman dressed as pirates in a garden setting; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The King and I” (1956), directed by Walter Lang – A bald man in a red and gold outfit stands in front of a wall; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The King and I” (1956), directed by Walter Lang – A man in a suit standing next to another man in a suit; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The King and I” (1956), directed by Walter Lang – A woman in a dress and gloves standing in front of a man; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The King and I” (1956), directed by Walter Lang – A man and a boy are dressed in oriental garb; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The King and I” (1956), directed by Walter Lang – A man laying on the ground next to a woman in a white dress; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The King and I” (1956), directed by Walter Lang – A woman holding a book while standing in front of a painting; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The King and I” (1956), directed by Walter Lang – A woman in a white dress talking to a young boy; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The King and I” (1956), directed by Walter Lang – A group of women in costumes performing a dance; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The King and I” (1956), directed by Walter Lang – A wax statue of a man in a black outfit with silver studs; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The King and I” (1956), directed by Walter Lang – A woman wearing a dress with a big bow on it; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The King and I” (1956), directed by Walter Lang – A woman in a white dress standing next to a tree; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The King and I” (1956), directed by Walter Lang – A woman in a blue dress and a white hat; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The King and I” (1956), directed by Walter Lang – A man and a woman standing next to each other; Medium shot, Low angle