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.
Thunder in the East (1951 film) nonviolence. He also falls in love with a blind woman (Deborah Kerr). The film was based on Alan Moorehead's debut novel "The Rage of the Vulture", published in 1948. Moorehead got the idea for the novel after travelling through India in 1947. The film rights were bought by Charles Vidor who sold them on to Paramount with himself attached as director. Alan Ladd was assigned to star with Robert Fellows to produce. Filming was postponed, however so Ladd could make "Red Mountain". This meant Fellows dropped out and Everett Riskin became producer. "We have a tremendously large cast, fine settings