The King and I (50th Anniversary Edition) | 
 enlarge | Director: Walter Lang
Actors: Yul Brynner, Deborah Kerr, Rita Moreno, Martin Benson, Terry Saunders
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Category: DVD
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Sales Rank: 3114
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Languages: English (Unknown), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), English (Original Language), Spanish (Original Language), French (Dubbed), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: G (General Audience)
Region: 1
Discs: 2
Aspect Ratio: 2.55:1
Running Time: 133 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.7
MPN: FOXD2239104D
UPC: 024543391029
EAN: 0024543391029
ASIN: B000HT3PGA
Release Date: November 7, 2006
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Product Description
Yul Brynner, Deborah Kerr. This masterpiece brings life to the unforgettable true story of the English schoolteacher who travels to Siam to become the King's appointed tutor for the royal children in the 1860s. 1956/color/133 min/G/widescreen.
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The third Rodgers & Hammerstein Broadway hit to go before the cameras, The King and I boasts a career-making performance from Yul Brynner, repeating his stage triumph as the titular monarch and proving to moviegoers that bald can be beautiful. It's Brynner's proud king that provides the fulcrum to the plot, and it's Brynner himself, with his piercing gaze and graceful physicality, that demands our attention. The story line, adapted from an earlier, nonmusical stage hit, follows widowed English teacher Anna Leonowens (Deborah Kerr) to her new posting as tutor to the Siamese king's formidable mob of children. The collision of East and West affords its winning mixture of drama and humor, and the warm friendship that grows between the king and the patrician teacher provides a poignant, unfulfilled romance between the two wary protagonists. Into this framework, the composers insert a superb score, echoing Asian motifs, as well as a bouquet of lovely songs including "Hello, Young Lovers," "Shall We Dance," and two ensemble pieces for Anna and the royal children ("Getting to Know You" and "I Whistle a Happy Tune") that suggest prototypes for Rodgers & Hammerstein's later hit, The Sound of Music. For this 1956 production, 20th Century Fox lavished stereophonic sound, widescreen cinematography, intricate production design, and stunning sets. Technically, this newly mastered THX version is the best-looking and -sounding King yet to hit video. But, regardless of format, the glorious music is reason enough to hit "play." --Sam Sutherland
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