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The King and I is a 1956 American musical drama film directed by Walter Lang. The production was based on The King and I and Anna and the King of Siam. It stars Deborah Kerr, Yul Brynner, Rita Moreno, and Carlos Rivas. The screenplay was written by Ernest Lehman and Oscar Hammerstein II, with music composed by Richard Rodgers. Charles Brackett and Darryl F. Zanuck served as producers, while Leon Shamroy was the director of photography. The film was produced by 20th Century Studios and distributed by 20th Century Studios and Netflix.
The movie has a runtime of 133 minutes and is rated G. It was released on June 29, 1956. The narrative is set in Thailand. The film received an Academy Award for Best Actor and an Academy Award for Best Sound. It was also named a Top Ten Film by the National Board of Review. The King and I was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture, Best Actress, and Best Director.
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7.1Widowed Welsh mother Anna Leonowens becomes a governess and English tutor to the wives and many children of the stubborn King Mongkut of Siam. Anna and the King have a clash of personalities as she works to teach the royal family about the English language, customs and etiquette, and rushes to prepare a party for a group of European diplomats who must change their opinions about the King.
Cast
- Deborah Kerr as Anna Leonowens
- Yul Brynner as King Mongkut of Siam
- Rita Moreno as Tuptim
- Martin Benson as Kralahome
- Terry Saunders as Lady Thiang
- Rex Thompson as Louis Leonowens
Themes
- temple
- widow
- prime minister
- letter
- bangkok, thailand
- palace
- musical
- polygamy
- buddha
- based on play or musical
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Ratings
IMDb
7.4/10
29,047 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
93%
Metacritic
72/100
- Year
- 1956
- Runtime
- 133 min
- Genres
- Biography, Drama, Musical
- Rated
- G
- Awards
- Won 5 Oscars. 11 wins & 13 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Walter Lang
- Screenplay by
- Ernest Lehman
- Based on
- The King and I , 1951 musical, by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II Anna and the King of Siam , 1944 novel, by Margaret Landon
- Produced by
- Charles Brackett
- Starring
- Deborah Kerr Yul Brynner Rita Moreno Martin Benson Rex Thompson
- Cinematography
- Leon Shamroy
- Edited by
- Robert Simpson
- Music by
- Richard Rodgers
- Distributed by
- 20th Century-Fox
- Release date
- June 28, 1956 ( 1956-06-28 )
- Running time
- 133 minutes , 144 minutes (with Overture, Entr'acte, and Exit Music)
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $4.55 million
- Box office
- $21.3 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- Anna and the King of Siam
- Director
- Walter Lang
- Screenwriter
- Oscar Hammerstein II
- Composer
- Richard Rodgers
- Producer
- Darryl F. Zanuck
- Production company
- 20th Century Studios
- Cinematographer
- Leon Shamroy
- Narrative location
- Thailand
- Duration
- 133
- FilmAffinity ID
- 649285
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1956-01-01
- title
- The King and I
- film editor
- Robert L. Simpson
- production designer
- John DeCuir, Sr.
- Commons category
- The King and I (1956 film)
- distributed by
- Netflix
- executive producer
- Darryl F. Zanuck
- costume designer
- Irene Sharaff
- film format
- CinemaScope
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- different from
- The King and I
- review score
- 93%
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Encyclopedic overview
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. That novel in turn was based on memoirs written by Anna Leonowens, who became school teacher to the children of King Mongkut of Siam in the early 1860s. Leonowens' stories were autobiographical, although various elements of them have been called into question. The film stars Deborah Kerr and Yul Brynner.
The film was a critical and commercial success and was nominated for nine Academy Awards and won five, including Best Actor for Brynner.
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