The King and I (1956) |
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| Director(s) | Walter Lang |
| Producer(s) | Darryl F. Zanuck (uncredited), Charles Brackett |
| Top Genres | Biographical, Drama, Family, Musical, Romance |
| Top Topics | Based on Play, Book-Based, Exotic Lands, Teachers, True Story (based on) |
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The King and I
Released
1956
Deborah Kerr
(as Anna Leonowens)
The King and I
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1956
Yul Brynner
(as King Mongkut of Siam)
The King and I
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1956
Rita Moreno
(as Tuptim)
The King and I
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1956
Martin Benson
(as Kralahome)
The King and I
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1956
Marni Nixon
(as Anna)
The King and I Overview:
The King and I (1956) was a Drama - Family Film directed by Walter Lang and produced by Darryl F. Zanuck and Charles Brackett.
The film was based on the musical of the same name written by Oscar Hammerstein II performed at the St. James Theatre, NY from Mar 29, 1951 - Mar 20, 1954.
Academy Awards 1956 --- Ceremony Number 29 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Actor | Yul Brynner | Won |
| Best Actress | Deborah Kerr | Nominated |
| Best Art Direction | Art Direction: Lyle R. Wheeler, John DeCuir; Set Decoration: Walter M. Scott, Paul S. Fox | Won |
| Best Cinematography | Leon Shamroy | Nominated |
| Best Costume Design | Irene Sharaff | Won |
| Best Director | Walter Lang | Nominated |
| Best Music - Scoring | Alfred Newman, Ken Darby | Won |
| Best Picture | Charles Brackett, Producer | Nominated |
The King and I BlogHub Articles:
Classic Movie Travels: Nova Scotia, Canada – The King and I, and Titanic
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Irene Sharaff’s Costumes for The King and I
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“TCM Big Screen Classics: The King and I” Movie Event Ticket Giveaway (August 5 – August 20)
Win Tickets to see “The King and I” on the Big Screen! in Select Cinemas Nationwide August 28 & August 31! CMH is thrilled to announce the next of our monthly movie ticket giveaways this year, courtesy of Fathom Events! That said, this month, we’ll be giving away SIX PAIRS of tickets to se... Read full article
The King and I (1956)
The King and I Directed by Walter Lang Written by Ernest Lehman based on the musical play by Oscar Hammerstein III based on Anna and the King of Siam by Margaret Landon 1956/USA Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation Repeat viewing/Amazon Instant When Yul Brynner and Deborah Kerr begin to polka, ... Read full article
Rodgers and Hammerstein Collection on Blu-ray: The King and I (1956)
Next to The Sound of Music, everyone knows the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical The King and I. Their celebrity status probably is the reason both have similar plotlines: A governess out of her depth travels to a new place to teach a powerful’s man children, of which there’s several. ... Read full article
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The King and I Quotes:
Anna: No one knows really.
King: Well, does he have enough guns and elephants for transporting things?
Anna: I don't think they have elephants in America, your majesty.
King: No elephants? No wonder he is not winning war!
Anna: Of course he can never be, if those who are closest to him are unwilling to help him!
Kralahome: You do not know King as well as you think you do. You believe you have great influence over him. You will end up as his slave-like all the others!
King: They are sick
King: Now you understand about women! So, many English books talk about love etc etc etc ha!
Anna: You disapprove?
King: It is a silly complication of a general simplicity. A woman is designed for pleasing man that is all. A man is deigned to be pleased by many women
Anna: Then how do you explain, your majesty, that many men remain faithful to one wife
King: They are sick.
Anna: Oh, but you do expect women to be faithful?
King: Naturally!
Anna: Well why naturally?
King: Because it is natural. It is like old Siamese saying. A girl is like a blossom, with honey for just one man. A man is like a honey bee and gather all he can. To fly from blossom to blossom a honey must be free. But blossom must not ever fly from bee to bee to bee.
Anna: Hee hee. Oh your majesty in England we have a far different attitude. We believe for a man to be truly happy he must love one woman and one woman only.
King: This idea was invented by woman.
Anna: Oh but it's a great idea your majesty and in England we're brought up with it. When your young and at your first dance.
King: Young girl? They dance also. Like I see you in arms of stranger tonight not a husband.
Anna: Why of course!
King: I would not permit it.
Anna: Ha when your young and at your first dance, and your sitting on a small guilt chair with your eyes lowered, terrified that you'll be a wall flower. Suddenly, you see two black shoes, a white waist coat, a face, it speaks.