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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.
- Richard Rodgers
- Charles Brackett
- June 28, 1956
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
Los Angeles premiere: 27 Jun 1956. Production Company. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp. Distribution Company. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp. Country. United States. Screenplay Information. Based on the musical The King and I , music by Richard Rodgers, book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II (New York, 29 Mar 1951), which was based on the ...
- Walter Lang, Eli Dunn
- 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. The Kralahome explains he has come to escort them to the ...
Guard (uncredited) Robert Banas. ... Keeper of the Dogs - in Play (uncredited) Dennis Bonilla. ... Mongkut's Twin Son (uncredited) Thomas Bonilla.
The King and I (1956) The King and I (1956) View more photos Movie Info. Synopsis In this film adaptation of the Rodgers & Hammerstein musical, widowed Welsh mother Anna Loenowens (Deborah Kerr ...
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- Musical
- G
Mar 22, 2024 · The King and I, American musical film, released in 1956, that was scored by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein and features a signature performance by Yul Brynner, who had earlier starred in the hit Broadway adaptation. Yul Brynner in the film The King and I (1956). Brynner portrayed the king of Siam, an imperious monarch who is seen as ...
