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Based on the incredible true story of one woman's journey to the exotic world of nineteenth-century Siam, the riveting novel that inspired The King and I. In 1862, recently widowed and with two small children to support, British schoolteacher Anna Leonowens agrees to serve as governess to the children of King Mongkut of Siam (present-day Thailand), unaware that her years in the royal palace will change not only her own life, but also the future...
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This is the true story of Anna Leonwens, an English widow who comes to Bankok in the 1860s to serve as a governess to the many children of the King of Siam. The King, immortalized by Yul Brynner is a magnetic and unforgettable figure. When Anna and the King get to know each other, it is mutual respect - and the surprising lessons they learn from each other - that leads to one of the most unusual and spellbinding friendships in modern history.