The King and I (1956 film) autobiographical, although various elements of them have been called into question. The film stars Deborah Kerr and Yul Brynner. The film was a critical and commercial success, and was nominated for nine Academy Awards, winning five, including Best Actor for Brynner. Another film adaptation of the same musical, the animated film "The King and I", was released in 1999. Strong-willed, widowed schoolteacher Anna Leonowens arrives in Bangkok from Wales with her young son Louis after being summoned to tutor the many children of King Mongkut. The two are introduced to the intimidating Kralahome, King Mongkut's confidant and Siam's prime minister.
The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders her true love, and she and Jemmy have a shipboard wedding. Kim Novak took a three-year break from motion pictures after this film, though her 1965 scenes in "Eye of the Devil" were deleted and reshot with Deborah Kerr. She returned to the screen in 1968's "The Legend of Lylah Clare". Co-stars Novak and Richard Johnson married in March 1965. The lead role was originally considered for Diane Cilento, who had gathered critical acclaim from her role in "Tom Jones", but she had other commitments. Had Cilento appeared in the film, Sean Connery would have played the male lead. The