“The King and I” starring Deborah Kerr & Yul Brynner (20th Century-Fox, 1956). Pictured are Rita Moreno and Carlos Rivas as star-crossed lovers, Tuptim and Lun Tha. Original British Lobby Card
Darryl F. Zanuck Presents
Rodgers and Hammerstein’s
“The King and I” starring Deborah Kerr, Yul Brynner with Rita Moreno, Martin Benson, Rex Thompson
Produced by Charles Brackett, Directed by Walter Lang, Screenplay by Ernest Lehman.
Music by Richard Rodgers and Book and Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
The New Cinemascope 55 Picture in Eastman Color from 20th Century-Fox
The screenplay is based on the 1944 novel “Anna and the King of Siam” by Margaret Landon. That novel in turn was based on memoirs written by Anna Leonowens, who became school teacher to the children of King Mongkut of Siam in the early 1860s. Leonowens’ stories were autobiographical, although various elements of them have been called into question.
The film was a critical and commercial success, and was nominated for 9 Oscars, winning 5, including Best Actor for Brynner. Here is the movie trailer:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzHXJaWidRQ
“The King and I” starring Deborah Kerr & Yul Brynner (20th Century-Fox, 1956). Pictured are Rita Moreno and Carlos Rivas as star-crossed lovers, Tuptim and Lun Tha. Original British Lobby Card
Darryl F. Zanuck Presents
Rodgers and Hammerstein’s
“The King and I” starring Deborah Kerr, Yul Brynner with Rita Moreno, Martin Benson, Rex Thompson
Produced by Charles Brackett, Directed by Walter Lang, Screenplay by Ernest Lehman.
Music by Richard Rodgers and Book and Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
The New Cinemascope 55 Picture in Eastman Color from 20th Century-Fox
The screenplay is based on the 1944 novel “Anna and the King of Siam” by Margaret Landon. That novel in turn was based on memoirs written by Anna Leonowens, who became school teacher to the children of King Mongkut of Siam in the early 1860s. Leonowens’ stories were autobiographical, although various elements of them have been called into question.
The film was a critical and commercial success, and was nominated for 9 Oscars, winning 5, including Best Actor for Brynner. Here is the movie trailer:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzHXJaWidRQ