A film unlike any Hollywood had made before, this romantic drama was such a success on its appearance in 1946 that, inside 10 years, Rodgers and Hammerstein had produced smash-hit stage and screen musical versions of the story under the title The King and I.
The film is a songless but charming and very moving version of the story of Anna Owens and her friendship with the King of Siam.
Britain's Rex Harrison is surprisingly successful as the king, and there are charming performances by Irene Dunne (as Anna), Gale Sondergaard, Lee J Cobb and Linda Darnell.
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