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The King and I 1956 Musical Film | Yul Brynner + Deborah Kerr



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ABOUT THE KING AND I MOVIE


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Alternative titles (from Letterboxd): Le roi et moi, Rodgers and Hammerstein's The King and I, Król i ja, Король и я, O Rei e Eu, 왕과 나


The King and I plot from IMDb: "A widow accepts a job as a live-in governess to the King of Siam's children."


The King and I trailer can be found online.


Directed by Walter Lang

Produced by Charles Brackett

Screenplay by Ernest Lehman

Based on The King and I by Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II, Anna and the King of Siam by Margaret Landon

Music by Richard Rodgers

Cinematography: Leon Shamroy

Edited by Robert Simpson

Distributed by 20th Century-Fox

Release date: June 28, 1956

Running time: 133 minutes, 144 minutes (with Overture, Entr'acte and Exit Music)

Budget: $4.55 million

Box office: $21.3 million


Cast and Characters:

Deborah Kerr as Anna Leonowens

Yul Brynner as King Mongkut of Siam

Rita Moreno as Tuptim

Terry Saunders as Lady Thiang

Martin Benson as Kralahome

Rex Thompson as Louis Leonowens

Patrick Adiarte as Prince Chulalongkorn

Alan Mowbray as Sir John Hay

Geoffrey Toone as Sir Edward Ramsay

Carlos Rivas as Lun Tha

Judy Dan as Royal Wife (uncredited)


Voice only

Three actors in the film had their singing voices dubbed by other people. The dubbed voices belonged to:

Marni Nixon as Anna

Leona Gordon as Tuptim

Reuben Fuentes as Lun Tha


The King and I Soundtrack Songs:

Overture – Played by the 20th Century-Fox Orchestra

I Whistle a Happy Tune – Sung by Deborah Kerr (dubbed by Marni Nixon) and Rex Thompson

The March of the Siamese Children – Played by the 20th Century-Fox Orchestra

Hello, Young Lovers – Sung by Deborah Kerr (dubbed by Marni Nixon)

A Puzzlement – Sung by Yul Brynner

Getting to Know You – Sung by Deborah Kerr (dubbed by Marni Nixon) and Chorus

We Kiss in a Shadow – Sung by Carlos Rivas (dubbed by Reuben Fuentes) and Rita Moreno (dubbed by Leona Gordon)

Something Wonderful – Sung by Terry Saunders

Finale, Act I – Sung by Yul Brynner and Chorus

Entr'acte – Played by the 20th Century-Fox Orchestra

The Small House of Uncle Thomas (Ballet) – Narrated by Rita Moreno, Sung and Danced by Chorus and Dancers

Song of the King – Sung by Yul Brynner

Shall We Dance? – Sung and Danced by Deborah Kerr (dubbed by Marni Nixon) and Yul Brynner

Finale (Something Wonderful) – Sung by Chorus


(Descriptions from Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_King_and_I_(1956_film))

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