Join us tonight for an evening of some Rodgers & Hammerstein classics, starting with THE KING AND I ('56) at 8p ET. Yul Brynner had full script approval for the film adding specific details to several aspects of the story, and received an Oscar for his performance. | Turner Classic Movies: TCM

Yul Brynner and Deborah Kerr performing ''Shall We Dance'' in “The King and I” (1956), directed by Walter Lang, choreography by Jerome Robbins. | I'm Old Fashioned - Vintage Everyday

The King and I 1956 Trailer In this film adaptation of the Rodgers & Hammerstein musical, widowed Welsh mother Anna Leonowens (Deborah Kerr) becomes a governess and English tutor to the wives and many children of the stubborn King Mongkut of Siam (Yul Brynner). 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