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The King and I

1956 · Film · 133 min

Directed by Walter Lang

RomanceHistoryDrama

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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  1. NeutraldansoJan 1, 2013

    Some of the listed titles, since the site seems to be under heavy load:

    Books:

    * Winston Churchill, A History of the English-Speaking Peoples, Volume I and Volume II

    * Philip K. Dick, Minority Report

    * Ian Fleming, Diamonds are Forever

    * Fred Gibson, Old Yeller

    * Billie Holiday, Lady Sings the Blues

    * Alan Lerner, My Fair Lady

    * Eugene O’Neill, Long Day’s Journey into Night

    * John Osborne, Look Back in Anger

    * Dodie Smith, 101 Dalmatians

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    Movie titles:

    * Around the World in 80 Days

    * The Best Things in Life are Free

    * Forbidden Planet

    * Godzilla, King of the Monsters!

    * It Conquered the World

    * The King and I

    * The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956 remake by Alfred Hitchcock of his 1934 British film)

    * Moby Dick

    * The Searchers (1956 film version with John Wayne from Alan Le May’s 1954 novel)

    * The Ten Commandments (1956 version by Cecil B. DeMille, who also directed a similar film in 1923)