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The King and I is the fifth musical by the team of Rodgers and Hammerstein. It is based on Margaret Landon 's novel Anna and the King of Siam (1944), which is in turn derived from the memoirs of Anna Leonowens, governess to the children of King Mongkut of Siam in the early 1860s.
- Oscar Hammerstein II
- Richard Rodgers
A widow becomes a governess to the King of Siam's children and falls in love with him, despite their cultural differences. The film is based on a stage musical and a novel, and features the famous song "Getting to Know You".
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- Biography, Drama, Musical
- Walter Lang
- 1956-06-29
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.
- Richard Rodgers
- Charles Brackett
- June 28, 1956
Synopsis. In 1862, Anna Leonowens, a young, widowed English schoolteacher, arrives in Bangkok, Thailand, with her son Louis, having accepted a job teaching English to the children of the King of Siam. Greeted by the king's stern prime minister, the Kralahome, and his half-naked minions, Anna puffs up her courage.
- Walter Lang, Eli Dunn
- Deborah Kerr
After the death of her husband, Anna Owens moves from England to Siam with her son Louis to become a teacher for the children of the king of Siam. She finds Siamese customs to be quite different from English ones, which brings her often in conflict with the king.
A synopsis of the musical The King and I, based on the 1951 original Broadway production. The story follows Anna Leonowens, a schoolmistress from England, who teaches the royal children of Siam (now Thailand) and falls in love with the King. The musical explores themes of culture, politics, and human rights through music and drama.
Based on the Broadway musical by Rodgers and Hammerstein, a Victorian widow travels to Siam to teach the royal children but end's up having to balance the refined ways of Western culture with the traditions and customs the King does not want to give up.
