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The King and I

Rodgers & Hammerstein's The King and I (other title)

Adiarte, Patrick (actor.). Benson, Martin 1918-2010 (actor.). Brackett, Charles 1892-1969 (film producer.). Brynner, Yul (actor.). Hammerstein, Oscar II 1895-1960 (lyricist.). Kerr, Deborah 1921-2007 (actor.). Landon, Margaret 1903-1993 Anna and the King of Siam. (Added Author). Lang, Walter 1898-1972 (film director.). Lehman, Ernest 1915-2005 (screenwriter.). Moreno, Rita (actor.). Mowbray, Alan 1896-1969 (actor.). Rivas, Carlos 1925-2003 (actor.). Robbins, Jerome (choreographer.). Rodgers, Richard 1902-1979 (composer.). Saunders, Terry (actor.). Shamroy, Leon 1901-1974 (cinematographer.). Thompson, Rex 1942- (actor.). Toone, Geoffrey 1910-2005 (actor.). Zanuck, Darryl Francis 1902-1979 (presenter.). Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc. (Added Author). Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation. (Added Author). Deborah Kerr, Yul Brynner, Rita Moreno, Martin Benson, Terry Saunders, Rex Thompson, Carlos Rivas, Patrick Adiarte, Alan Mowbray, Geoffrey Toone. (Cast).

Summary: "Based on the true story of Anna Leonowens, an English widow who comes to Bangkok in the 1860s to serve as governess to the many children of the King of Siam"--Container.

Record details

Physical Description: videorecording
videodisc
2 videodiscs (133 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Edition: 50th anniversary edition.
Publisher: Beverly Hills, California : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2006]

Content descriptions

General Note:	From the Rodgers and Hammerstein's musical play, based on "Anna and the King of Siam," by Margaret Landon. Issued also as part of the Rodgers & Hammerstein collection. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1956.
Formatted Contents Note:	Disc 1. Optional audio feature commentary by Richard Barrios and Michael Portantiere ; Optional isolated musical score; Optional songs-only subtitle option; songs-only chapter list -- Disc 2. Featurettes: Something wonderful: the story of 'The King and I' (approximately 22 minutes) -- The Kings of Broadway (approximately 11 minutes) -- The King of the big screen (approximately 5 minutes) -- 'The King and I' stage version (approximately 17 minutes) -- 'The King and I:' the Royal archives (approximately 2 minutes) -- 'Anna and the King' TV pilot (approximately 26 minutes ; In English or Spanish with optional English or Spanish subtitles; optional commentary by Samantha Eggar) -- vintage stage excerpts: 'Getting to know you' and 'A puzzlement' performed by Patricia Morison and Yul Brynner (black and white) ; Deleted musical number: 'Shall I tell you what I think of you?' performed by Anna (Deborah Kerr) -- Restoring CinemaScope® 55 -- Movietown newsreels [all in black and white]: Charity premieres of the film -- Oscar acceptance by Yul Brynner -- Australians form Yul Brynner Club -- Beauty and the fair sex -- City center sponsor of The King and I in Grandeur 70 -- Grandeur 70 -- U.N. envoys sanction Grandeur 70 version of The King and I ; theatrical teasers and trailers ; trailer for Anna and the King of Siam ; still galleries.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Music by Richard Rodgers ; book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II ; director of photography, Leon Shamroy ; dances and musical numbers staged by Jerome Robbins ; music supervised and conducted by Alfred Newman ; costumes designed by Irene Sharaff ; art direction, Lyle R. Wheeler, John De Cuir ; set decorations, Walter M. Scott, Paul S. Fox ; film editor, Robert Simpson ; ballet arrangements by Trude Rittman.
Participant or Performer Note:	Deborah Kerr, Yul Brynner, Rita Moreno, Martin Benson, Terry Saunders, Rex Thompson, Carlos Rivas, Patrick Adiarte, Alan Mowbray, Geoffrey Toone.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: G.
System Details Note:	DVD; NTSC, region 1; (disc 1) anamorphic wide screen (2.55:1, letterbox) presentation ; (disc 1) Dolby Digital 5.0 surround, Dolby Digital stereo., Dolby Digital mono., dual layer; (disc 2) Dolby Digital mono., dual layer.
Language Note:	Disc 1: In English (surround or stereo.), dubbed Spanish (mono.), or dubbed French (mono.) ; optional English or Spanish subtitles ; closed-captioned. Disc 2: TV pilot only: In English (mono.) or dubbed Spanish (mono.) ; optional English or Spanish subtitles ; closed captioned ; other features in English only, not subtitled.
Awards Note:	1956 Academy Award winner, best actor, best art direction, set direction, best sound recording, best scoring of a motion picture, best costume design.