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Dominican Rep. The King and I (Rodgers and Hammerstein's The King and I)
- Original title
- The King and I (Rodgers and Hammerstein's The King and I)
- Year
- 1956
- Running time
- 133 min.
- Country
United States- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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Deborah Kerr
Yul Brynner
Rita Moreno
Martin Benson- Terry Saunders
- Carlos Rivas
Alan Mowbray- See all credits
- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
- Genre
- Musical. Romance | 19th Century. Remake
- Synopsis
- Mrs. Anna Leonowens and her son Louis arrive in Bangkok, where she has contracted to teach English to the children of the royal household. She threatens to leave when the house she had been promised is not available, but falls in love with the children. A new slave, a gift of a vassal king, translates "Uncle Tom's Cabin" into a Siamese ballet, expressing her unhappiness at being with the King. She attempts to escape with her lover. Anna and the King fall in love, but her British upbringing inhibits her from joining his harem. She is just about to leave Siam when she hears of the King's imminent death, and returns to help his son, her favorite pupil, rule his people.
- Rankings Position
- Awards
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1956: 5 Academy Awards: Actor (Yul Brynner), OST Musical, Art Direction, Sound, Costume Design color1956: Golden Globes: Best Movie and Actress (Kerr) - Comedy or Musical. 4 Nom.1956: New York Film Critics Circle: 3 Nominations, incl. Best Actor (Yul Brynner)1956: National Board of Review: Top 10 Best Films and Actor (Brynner)1956: Directors Guild of America (DGA): Nominated for Best Director1956: Writers Guild of America (WGA): Best Musical Screenplay
- Critics' reviews
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"Even without the music, this well-written story would be a splendid entertainment. But it's the music, that wonderful score written by Rodgers and Hammerstein, that makes this movie as beloved as it is."
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"Walter Lang does almost nothing to cinematize the show, but that's all right; King and I works fine as an act of theatrical preservation, and at some strange level the story, even with its abrupt ending, still has power."
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- Ranking Lists Position
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- 90 My Favorite Musicals (36)
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