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Duration: 1 hour, 50 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales HD

Musical comedy about a Washington hostess posted as ambassador to a tiny European principality who falls in love with the handsome foreign minister. Show more

Contributors

Sally Adams:
Ethel Merman
Kenneth Gibson:
Donald O'Connor
Princess Maria:
Vera-Ellen undefined
General Cosmo Constantine:
George Sanders
Pemberton Maxwell:
Billy DeWolfe
August Tantinnin:
Walter Slezak
Prime Minister Sebastian:
Steven Geray
Grand Duke Otto:
Ludwig Stossel
Prince Hugo:
Helmut Dantine
Grand Duchess Sophie:
Lilia Skala
Senator Brockway:
Charles Dingle
Senator Charlie Gallagher:
Emory Parnell
Senator Wilkins:
Percy Helton
Director:
Walter Lang

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Duration: 2 hours, 7 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland

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Victorian schoolteacher Anna Leonowens arrives in Bangkok to act as tutor to the children of the king of Thailand. Despite the cultural conflict, she and the king develop a respect for one another.

Contributors

The King:
Yul Brynner
Lady Thiang:
Terry Saunders
Kralahome:
Martin Benson
Louis Leonowens:
Rex Thompson
Director:
Walter Lang

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