The King and I (1956) Cast & Crew

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Directed by Walter Lang.

Cast

• Deborah Kerr as Anna Leonowens
• Yul Brynner as King Mongkut of Siam
• Rita Moreno as Tuptim
• Martin Benson as Kralahome
• Terry Saunders as Lady Thiang
• Rex Thompson as Louis Leonowens
• Carlos Rivas as Lun Tha
• Patrick Adiarte as Prince Chulalongkorn
• Alan Mowbray as John Hay
• Geoffrey Toone as Edward Ramsay
• Jadin Wong as Amazon (uncredited)
• Jean Wong as Amazon (uncredited)
• Michiko Iseri as Angel (uncredited)
• Charles Irwin as Captain Orton (uncredited)
• Dale Ishimoto as Crewman (uncredited)
• Marni Nixon as Anna Leonowens (singing voice) (uncredited)
• Diane Gump as Dancer (uncredited)
• Kanna Ishu as Dancer (uncredited)
• Misaye Kawasumi as Dancer (uncredited)
• William H. Lloyd as Dancer (uncredited)
• Joan Lora as Dancer (uncredited)
• Shirley Nishimura as Dancer (uncredited)
• Valentina Oumanski as Dancer (uncredited)
• Alice Uchida as Dancer (uncredited)
• Yuriko as Eliza (uncredited)
• Leo Abbey as Guard (uncredited)
• Henry Fong as Guard (uncredited)
• Josephine Smith as Guest at Palace (uncredited)
• William Yip as High Priest (uncredited)
• Leonard Strong as Interpreter (uncredited)
• Robert Banas as Keeper of the Dogs (uncredited)
• Edwin Luke as Messenger (uncredited)
• Dennis Bonilla as Mongkut's Twin Son (uncredited)
• Thomas Bonilla as Mongkut's Twin Son (uncredited)
• Joycelyne Lew as Princess Ying Yaawolak (uncredited)
• Jerry Chien as Royal Child (uncredited)
• Nancy Chien as Royal Child (uncredited)
• Yvonne Garosin as Royal Child (uncredited)
• Dick Kay Hong as Royal Child (uncredited)
• Linda Hong as Royal Child (uncredited)

Crew

• Walter Lang — Director
• Charles Brackett — Producer
• Leon Shamroy — Director of Photography
• Margaret Landon — Novel
• Ernest Lehman — Screenplay
• Alfred Newman — Original Music Composer
• Richard Rodgers — Original Music Composer

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