THE KING AND I

Details

• Release Year: 1956
• Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family, Musical, Romance
• Plot: Winner of five Academy Awards®*, this majestic masterpiece is given the royal treatment in its 50th Anniversary Edition. With treasures fit for a king, this 2-disc DVD set features a brand-new making-of featurette, an isolated musical score, a songs-only option, SINGALONG subtitles, vintage stage excerpts, and much more! Rodgers & Hammerstein's regal classic is based on the true story of Anna Leonowens (Deborah Kerr), an English widow who comes to Bankok in the 1860s to serve as governess to the many children of the King of Siam. As immortalized by Yul Breynner in his Oscar®-winning* performance, the King is a magnetic and unforgettable figure. When Anna and the King get to know each other, it is a mutual respect - and the surprising lessons they learn from each other - that leads to one of the most unusual and spellbinding friendships in musical history.; ; *1956: Actor, Yul Breynner; Art Direction (Color); Costume Design (Color); Music (Scoring of a Musical Picture); Sound Recording.
• Cast: Deborah Kerr, Yul Brynner, Rita Moreno, Martin Benson, Terry Saunders, Rex Thompson, Carlos Rivas, Patrick Adiarte, Alan Mowbray, Geoffrey Toone, Leo Abbey, Robert Banas, Dennis Bonilla, Thomas Bonilla, Jerry Chien, Nancy Chien, Mary Lou Clifford, Judy Dan, Gemze De Lappe, Amir Farr, Henry Fong, Margaret Fukuda, Yvonne Garosin, Maureen Hingert, Dick Kay Hong, Linda Hong, Warren Hsieh, Daro Induye, Charles Irwin, Michiko Iseri, Dale Ishimoto, Kanna Ishu, Irene James, Marion Jim, Misaye Kawasumi, Candace Lee, Virginia Lee, Warren Lee, Jeanette Leung, Fuji Levi, Weaver Levy, Joycelyne Lew, Eddie Luke, Stella Lynn, Marco López, Nephru Malouf, Grace Matthews, Joanne Miya, Shirley Nishimura, Valentina Oumanski, Stephanie Pond-Smith, Evelyn Rudie, Kathleen Shoon, Josephine Smith, Alladin Soufi, Leonard Strong, Marie Tsien, Alice Uchida, Russell Ung, Lydia Wolf, Jadin Wong, Jean Wong, Dusty Worrall, Rodney Yee, William Yip, Yuriko, Walter Lang, Ernest Lehman, Oscar Hammerstein II, Margaret Landon
• Director: Walter Lang
• Runtime: 2:13
• Company: 20th Century Fox
• Media Format: Movie