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The King and I is a 1956 American musical film made by 20th Century-Fox, directed by Walter Lang and produced by Charles Brackett and Darryl F. Zanuck. The screenplay by Ernest Lehman is based on the 1951 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical The King and I, which is itself based on the 1944 novel Anna and the King of Siam by Margaret Landon.
The King and I: Directed by Walter Lang. With Deborah Kerr, Yul Brynner, Rita Moreno, Martin Benson. A widow accepts a job as a live-in governess to the King of Siam's children.
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- Biography, Drama, Musical
- Walter Lang
- 1956-06-29
King And I, The (1956) -- Getting To Know You English tutor Anna (Deborah Kerr) has been explaining modern geography to her charges, children of the Siamese king, leading into of one of the best known tunes from the Rodgers & Hammerstein musical, Marni Nixon’s voice for the song, in The King And I, 1956, also starring Yul Brynner.
- Walter Lang, Eli Dunn
- Deborah Kerr
Feb 24, 2016 · The King and I 1956. Gabriel Sharon Vaturi. 2.95K subscribers. Subscribed. 453. 97K views 8 years ago. ...more.
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- Gabriel Sharon Vaturi
In this film adaptation of the Rodgers & Hammerstein musical, widowed Welsh mother Anna Loenowens (Deborah Kerr) becomes a governess and English tutor to the wives and many children of the ...
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- Walter Lang
- G
- Deborah Kerr
Synopsis. Strong-willed, widowed schoolteacher Anna Leonowens arrives in Bangkok from Wales with her young son Louis after being summoned to tutor the many children of King Mongkut. The two are introduced to the intimidating Kralahome, King Mongkut's confidant and Siam's prime minister.
On June 28, 1956 (Richard Rodgers’ 54th birthday), 20th Century Fox released Rodgers and Hammerstein’s The King and I in movie theatres across the US. The acclaimed motion picture adaptation starred Deborah Kerr and Rita Moreno and featured a legendary, Academy Award-winning reprisal of Yul Brynner’s turn as the King.
