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The king and I [videorecording] / Darryl F. Zanuck presents ; produced by Charles Brackett ; music by Richard Rodgers, and book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, from their musical play based on "Anna and the King of Siam" by Margaret Landon ; screenplay by Ernest Lehman ; directed by Walter Lang ; produced and released by Twentieth Century-Fox Corporation.

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmPublisher number: 2334651 | Twentieth Century Fox Home EntertainmentLanguage: English, Spanish, French Original language: English Subtitle language: Spanish, English Publication details: Los Angeles, Calif.: Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, c2016.Description: 2 videodiscs (DVD) (133 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 inContent type:
  • two-dimensional moving image
Media type:
  • video
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  • videodisc
Other title:
  • Title on screen: Rodgers and Hammerstein's The King and I
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Production credits:
  • Music supervised and conducted by Alfred Newman ; dances and musical numbers staged by Jerome Robbins ; director of photography, Leon Shamroy ; film editor, Robert Simpson ; art direction, Lyle Wheeler and John DeCuir ; costumes designed by Irene Sharaff.
Cast: Deborah Kerr, Yul Brynner, Rita Moreno, Martin Benson, Terry Saunders, Rex Thompson, Carlos Rivas, Patrick Adiarte, Alan Mowbray, Geoffrey Toone, Gemze De Lappe, Warren Hsieh, Charles Irwin, Dale Ishimoto, Candace Lee, Joanne Miya, Evelyn Rudie, Leonard Strong, Jadin Wong, Yuriko, et al.Summary: An English governess is hired to teach the King of Siam's children, but ruins the country's traditions during her work.
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Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult DVD Adult DVD Main Library DVD MUSIC King and Available 33111009500048
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

An English governess is hired to teach the King of Siam's children, but ruins the country's traditions during her work. Bonus features include commentary, the story of The King and I, vintage stage excerpts, Movietone News, and much more.

Bonus features: Disc 1 -- Songs-only option; sing-along subtitles; Anna and the King TV pilot; Fox Movietone News, including charity premiere and Yul Brynner Oscar clip. Disc 2 -- Six behind the scenes featurettes; vintage stage excerpts; stills and audio from deleted number, "Shall I tell you what I think of you?"

Music supervised and conducted by Alfred Newman ; dances and musical numbers staged by Jerome Robbins ; director of photography, Leon Shamroy ; film editor, Robert Simpson ; art direction, Lyle Wheeler and John DeCuir ; costumes designed by Irene Sharaff.

Deborah Kerr, Yul Brynner, Rita Moreno, Martin Benson, Terry Saunders, Rex Thompson, Carlos Rivas, Patrick Adiarte, Alan Mowbray, Geoffrey Toone, Gemze De Lappe, Warren Hsieh, Charles Irwin, Dale Ishimoto, Candace Lee, Joanne Miya, Evelyn Rudie, Leonard Strong, Jadin Wong, Yuriko, et al.

Filmed and originally released as a motion picture in 1956.

English, Spanish, or French dialog; Spanish or English subtitles; subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).

An English governess is hired to teach the King of Siam's children, but ruins the country's traditions during her work.

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