Anna Leonowens eccentric Victorian female traveler". The novel was adapted as a hit musical by Rodgers and Hammerstein, "The King and I" (1951), starring Gertrude Lawrence and Yul Brynner, which ran 1,246 performances on Broadway and was also a hit in London and on tour. In 1956, a film version was released, with Deborah Kerr starring in the role of Leonowens and Brynner reprising his role as the king. Revived many times on stage (with Brynner starring in revivals until 1985), the musical has remained a favourite of the theatregoing public. The humorous depiction of Mongkut as a polka-dancing despot, as well
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