The King and I 1956
The King and I ★★★★ 1956
Wonderful adaptation of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Broadway play based on the novel “Anna and the King of Siam” by Margaret Landon. English governess Kerr is hired to teach the King of Siam's many children and bring them into the 20th century. She has more of a job than she realizes, for this is a king, a country, and a people who value tradition above all else. Features one of Rodgers and Hammerstein's best-loved scores. Brynner made this role his, playing it over 4,000 times on stage and screen before his death. Kerr's voice was dubbed when she sang; the voice you hear is Marni Nixon, who also dubbed the star's singing voices in “West Side Story” and “My Fair Lady.” ♫Shall We Dance?; Getting To Know You; Hello, Young Lovers; We Kiss in a Shadow; I Whistle a Happy Tune; March of the Siamese Children; I Have Dreamed; A Puzzlement; Something Wonderful. 133m/C VHS, DVD . Deborah Kerr, Yul Brynner, Rita Moreno, Martin Benson, Terry Saunders, Rex Thompson, Alan Mowbray, Carlos Rivas, Patrick Adiate; D: Walter Lang; W: Ernest Lehman; C: Leon Shamroy; M: Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein. Oscars ‘56: Actor (Brynner), Art Dir./Set Dec., Color, Costume Des. (C), Sound, Scoring/ Musical; Golden Globes ‘57: Actress—Mus./Comedy (Kerr), Film—Mus./Comedy.