The King and I

Trivia: The King of Siam depicted in the film is King Mongkut, who ruled Siam from 1851 until his death in 1868.

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Trivia: Because of how the film depicted the King of Siam, Thai authorities banned the film from being shown in Thailand.

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Trivia: In post production, the sound reels were destroyed and all the actors had to come into a studio and re-dub their lines.

Continuity mistake: When the King is lying on his death bed, Anna enters with her hair in a plain bun with a frilly hat on her head. When she comes over to kneel by the king as he is dying, her bun is covered with a black snood, which magically appears even though she never left the room.

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King: You are very difficult woman.

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