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Features: DVD, Spanish, Subtitled, French, Dubbed
This visual and musical masterpiece features Yul Brynner's Academy Award winning performance, an inforgettable Rodgers and Hammerstein score, and brilliant choreography by Jerome Robbins. It tells the true story of an Englishwoman, Anna Leonowens (Deborah Kerr), who comes o Siam as schoolteacher to the royal court in the 1860's. Though she soon finds herself at odds with the stubborn monarch (Brynner), over time, Anna and the King stop trying to change each other and begin to understand one another.Episodes-Bonus Features:Disc 1:1956 Widescreen FeatureCommentary by Richard Barrios and Michael PortantiereIsolated ScoreDisc 2:Special Features Include:Anna and the King TV pilotCommentary by Samantha EggerSomething Wonderful: The Story of The King And IThe Kings of BroadwayThe King and I Stage VersionThe King of the Big ScreenA Royal ProductionRestoring Cinescope 55Vintage Stage Excerpts:Getting To Know You & A Puzzlement performed by Patricia Morison and Yul BrynnerAdditional Song:Shall I Tell You What I Think Of You performed by AnnaMovietone News:Charity Premieres of The King And I Musical MilestoneIngrid Bergman and Yul Brynner Oscar WinnersAustralians from Yul Brynner ClubSystem Requirements:Running Time 133 Mins.Format: DVD MOVIE
"Classic performances, classic score, the best Rodgers & Hammerstein screen adaptation." Carol Cling, Las Vegas Review-Journal
"Excellent...Brynner gives the performance of a lifetime...Kerr is charming." Leonard Maltin's Movie & Video Guide
"...features Yul Brynner in the role he was born to play..." The Motion Picture Guide
Editor's Note
Rogers and Hammerstein's Broadway musical, adapted from Margaret Landon's fact-based novel and the 1946 film ANNA AND THE KING OF SIAM, makes a spectacularly successful move to the silver screen in the Yul Brynner tour de force THE KING AND I. Brynner, reprising the role he'd polished to perfection on stage, plays the blustering, headstrong Siamese potentate who meets his match in the form of Anna Leonowens (Deborah Kerr), the prim and proper English widow he's hired to oversee the rearing of his huge, unruly flock of children.Director Walter Lang (TIN PAN ALLEY) presents THE KING AND I, one of the most popular musicals in cinema history, as a dizzyingly bountiful Technicolor feast. Kerr (aided during songs by the overdubbed voice of Marni Nixon) contributes a dynamic performance that is every bit the equal of Brynner's transcendent, career-defining turn, for which he won an Academy Award. The delightful score, which also garnered an Oscar, includes three perennial favorite show tunes: "I Whistle a Happy Tune," "Getting to Know You," and "Shall We Dance?"
| Features | Anna & The King TV Pilot | | Additional Song: Shall I Tell You What I Think Of You Performed By Anna | | Audio Commentary By Richard Barrios & Michael Portantiere | | Audio Commentary By Samantha Egger | | Audio: English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound | | Audio: French, Spanish Dolby Digital Mono | | Dubbed: French, Spanish | | Featurettes: Something Wonderful - The Story Of The King & I, The Kings Of Broadway, The King & I Stage Version, The King Of The Big Screen, A Royal Production & Restoring Cinescope 55 | | Interactive Menus | | Isolated Score | | Movietone News: Charity Premieres Of The King & I Musical Milestone, Ingrid Bergman & Yul Brynner Oscar Winners & Australians From Yul Brynner Club | | Scene Selection | | Vintage Stage Excerpts: Getting To Know You & A Puzzlement Performed By Patricia Morison & Yul Brynner |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Foxvideo |
| Release Date: 11/7/2006 |
| Running Time: 133 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1956 | | Catalog ID: 2239102 | | UPC: 00024543391029 | | Number of Discs: 2 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English, French Dubbed, Spanish Dubbed | | Available Subtitles: Spanish | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | Widescreen 2.35:1 |
| Cast & Crew
| Awards |
Winner (1957) | | | Golden Globe, Deborah Kerr, Best Actress - Musical/Comedy | | | Golden Globe, The King and I, Best Motion Picture - Musical/Comedy | | | Oscar, Yul Brynner, Best Actor | | | Oscar, John DeCuir, Paul S. Fox, Walter M. Scott, Lyle R. Wheeler, Best Art Direction - Set Decoration, Color | | | Oscar, Irene Sharaff, Best Costume Design, Color | | | Oscar, Ken Darby, Alfred Newman, Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Piece | | | Oscar, Carl Faulkner, Best Sound, Recording | |
Nominee (1957) | | | Oscar, Deborah Kerr, Best Actress | | | Oscar, Leon Shamroy, Best Cinematography, Color | | | Oscar, Walter Lang, Best Director | | | Oscar, Charles Brackett, Best Picture |
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| | Professional Reviews | Crazy for Cinema 9 of 10
Though not initially one of my favorite musicals, I have to say that it's growing on me. With every viewing I like it more and more. I find myself unable to resist watching it whenever I know it's on TV. There's just something about the story, the music, the costumes, set design and performances that draws me in and refuses to let go. I'm sure some of the pull is Yul Brynner, who is a sexy force to be reckoned with. It's not easy to make arrogance charming, yet he pulls it off beautifully as the impatient and intelligent King of Siam...The music also plays a key role, uplifting the narrative and adding joy to the proceedings. You'll be humming the tunes for days afterwards. A true cinema classic that can be enjoyed again and again.
FilmsGraded.com 8 of 10
The story of "The King and I" remains largely faithful to the 1946 film version, although it has been made more gentle (the characters of Louis and Tuptim survive in the musical incarnation). The $6.5 million production also boasts glorious widescreen color cinematography, showcasing the costumes and sets better than the original...Brynner, of course, makes an excellent King of Siam. His character has more bark than bite, and is often quite funny; sometimes he even gets the best of Anna, which is no small task since her character is more or less perfect. - Brian Koller
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