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  1. The King and I is the fifth musical by the team of Rodgers and Hammerstein. It is based on Margaret Landon 's novel Anna and the King of Siam (1944), which is in turn derived from the memoirs of Anna Leonowens, governess to the children of King Mongkut of Siam in the early 1860s. The musical's plot relates the experiences of Anna, a British ...

  2. The King and I: Directed by Walter Lang. With Deborah Kerr, Yul Brynner, Rita Moreno, Martin Benson. A widow accepts a job as a live-in governess to the King of Siam's children.

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    • Biography, Drama, Musical
    • Walter Lang
    • 1956-06-29
  3. The King and I is a 1956 American musical film made by 20th Century-Fox, directed by Walter Lang and produced by Charles Brackett and Darryl F. Zanuck. The screenplay by Ernest Lehman is based on the 1951 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical The King and I , which is itself based on the 1944 novel Anna and the King of Siam by Margaret Landon .

  4. The King and I is the greatest musical from the golden age of musicals – with one of the finest scores ever written featuring hits Whistle a Happy Tune and Shall We Dance. Brought to life by Tony Award-winning director Bartlett Sher (South Pacific, My Fair Lady, To Kill a Mockingbird), this gloriously lavish production will feature a world-class company of over 50 West End and Broadway ...

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  5. Rodgers and Hammerstein’s The King and I is a moving, radiant story of East meets West. It is the early 1860s when newly widowed Anna Leonowens and her son, Louis, set sail from their native England for Bangkok, Siam (now Thailand). Anna, still grieving, has set her sights on a new adventure and taken a position as the schoolteacher for the ...

  6. May 17, 2024 · The King and I, American musical film, released in 1956, that was scored by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein and features a signature performance by Yul Brynner, who had earlier starred in the hit Broadway adaptation. Yul Brynner in the film The King and I (1956). Brynner portrayed the king of Siam, an imperious monarch who is seen as ...

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  8. Over the next few months, the King’s health begins to decline. As Anna and Louis prepare to leave, Lady Thiang brings Anna a letter from the King, who is close to death. Anna arrives in the King’s study, where the wives, children and priests are holding vigil over the dying King. The King asks Anna to teach the children to be brave and Anna ...

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