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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))