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29 June 1956 (USA) moreTagline:
More Than You've Ever Seen On The Screen! morePlot:
Musical about a widow who accepts a job as a live-in governess of the King of Siam's children. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
Won 5 Oscars. Another 4 wins & 7 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(8 articles)
The King And I Comes To Lyric Stage, Begins 6/19 (From BroadwayWorld.com. 19 June 2009, 12:15 AM, PDT)
'Lost' star cast in musical 'King And I'
(From digitalspy. 12 December 2008, 8:52 AM, PST)
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A Hollywood fairy tale moreCast
(Complete credited cast)| Deborah Kerr | ... | Anna Leonowens | |
| Yul Brynner | ... | King Mongkut of Siam | |
| Rita Moreno | ... | Tuptim | |
| Martin Benson | ... | Kralahome | |
| Terry Saunders | ... | Lady Thiang | |
| Rex Thompson | ... | Louis Leonowens | |
| Carlos Rivas | ... | Lun Tha | |
| Patrick Adiarte | ... | Prince Chulalongkorn | |
| Alan Mowbray | ... | Sir John Hay | |
| Geoffrey Toone | ... | Sir Edward Ramsay |
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View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
133 minCountry:
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2.55 : 1 moreCertification:
Iceland:L | New Zealand:G | USA:G (certificate #17864) | Argentina:Atp | Australia:G | Canada:G | Chile:TE | Finland:K-8 | Norway:7 | Peru:PT | Thailand:(Banned) | UK:UFun Stuff
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The short scene in which Anna is taken through the streets of Bangkok to the King's palace by the royal entourage required 25 sets on a three-acre area on the Fox backlot, not counting the stables for the elephants used in the sequence. moreGoofs:
Factual errors: There could have been no scarlet macaws (from South America) in a Siamese marketplace. moreQuotes:
King: [chanting to Buddha before banquet preparations] Help also Mrs. Anna to keep awake for scientific sewing of dresses, even though she be only a woman and a Christian and therefore unworthy of your interest!Anna: [greatly offended, rising] Your Majesty!
King: A promise is a promise! Head must not be higher than mine! A promise!
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Having read most of the comments on this picture, I was astonished to see how little understood this classic musical is. Yes, it takes place in 19th century Siam, but it is a fairy tale Siam in the same sense as the fairy tale Paris in An American in Paris. It is not supposed to be a true representation of Asian life. Wake up, Folks! Its a Hollywood adaptation of a Broadway musical! Let's leave the realism to Phat and Foster.
This picture, with its infectious score and dynamic performances, is one of the best of its genre. Who can fail to see the sexual tension between the two leads? Who can not marvel at the entrance of the royal children (check out Brynner's different reaction to each child). How can one not applaud the fantastic House of Uncle Thomas performance at the diplomatic dinner. How can your heart not reel to Shall We Dance?
This is old-line Hollywood at its very best, and may be the last truly great musical. Check your historical, racial, and PC hats at the door and don't miss it!