The King and I

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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.