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THE
KING AND I
20th Century Fox, 1956 Golden Globe Winner
(Musical/Comedy)Excellent film adaptation of Rodgers and Hammerstein
Broadway musical, based on book that was previously filmed as ANNA AND THE KING OF SIAM.
Kerr plays widowed English schoolteacher who travels to Siam to teach the King's many
children, and finds dealing with His Highness her greatest challenge. Brynner gives the
performance of a lifetime, and won an Oscar recreating his Broadway role. Kerr is
charming; her singing voice was dubbed by Marni Nixon. Songs include ``Hello, Young
Lovers,'' ``Getting to Know You,'' ``Shall We Dance.''
| PRINCIPAL CAST |
Deborah Kerr, Yul Brynner,
Rita Moreno |
| DIRECTOR |
Walter Lang |
| PRODUCER |
Charles Brackett |
| SCREENWRITERS |
Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers, Ernest Lehman |
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 This film
ranked 31
on the AFI Top 100 Passions. "Shall
We Dance" ranked 54 on the AFI Top 100
Songs.
This film
ranked 11
on the AFI Top 25 Musicals.
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