Factual error: When speaking to a member of the the Royal Family in Siam (modern day Thailand), one have to speak "rachasap" or Royal Thai. The movie depicts characters speaking colloquial Thai to the King.

The King and I (1956)
1 factual error
Directed by: Walter Lang
Starring: Deborah Kerr, Martin Benson, Rita Moreno, Yul Brynner
Continuity mistake: When Anna meets the King's children for the first time, she is handed a pink rose which she tucks into her belt. When she visibly changes her mind about leaving and walks towards all the children with her hands out, the rose is gone. Next shot, it's tucked back into her belt again.
Lun Tha: Death is not worse pain than an empty life.
Trivia: In post production, the sound reels were destroyed and all the actors had to come into a studio and re-dub their lines.
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