The King and I Facts, Trivia, Actors, Actresses, and Composers

The King and I is a 1956 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 Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II musical The King and I, based in turn on the book Anna and the King of Siam by Margaret Landon. The plot comes from the story written by Anna Leonowens, who became school teacher to the children of King Mongkut of Siam in the early 1860s. Leonowens' story was autobiographical, although a recent biographer has uncovered substantial inaccuracies and fabrications....
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quick facts

Release date:	June 28, 1956
Directed by:	Walter Lang
Rated:
Runtime:	133 Minutes
Producer:	Charles Brackett
Editor:	Robert L. Simpson
Music by:	Richard Rodgers
Cinematography:	Leon Shamroy
Screenplay by:	Ernest Lehman
Genre:	Musical

Award-winners from The King and I

Yul Brynner

Character:King Mongkut

Born:July 11, 1920

Died:October 10, 1985

Deborah Kerr

Character:Anna Leonowens

Born:September 30, 1921

Died:October 16, 2007

Cast of The King and I

Alan Mowbray

Sir John Hay

Born:Aug. 18, 1896

Died:Mar. 25, 1969

Rita Moreno

Tuptim

Born:December 11, 1931

Age:80

Martin Benson

The Kralahome, Prime Minister

Born:Aug. 10, 1918

Died:Mar. 3, 2010

Carlos Rivas

Lun Tha

Born:Sept. 16, 1928

Died:June 16, 2003

Geoffrey Toone

Sir Edward Ramsay

Born:Nov. 15, 1910

Died:June 1, 2005

Rex Thompson

Louis Leonowens

Honors and Awards

Year	Award Won
1956	Academy Award for Actor in a Leading Role, Yul Brynner
1957	Golden Globe Award for Best Film - Musical or Comedy, Charles Brackett
1957	Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Musical or Comedy Film, Deborah Kerr
1956	National Board of Review Award for Best Actor, Yul Brynner
1956	Academy Award for Costume Design, Irene Sharaff
1956	Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Lyle R. Wheeler

Year	Award Nomination
1956	Academy Award for Best Director, Walter Lang
1956	Academy Award for Actress in a Leading Role, Deborah Kerr
1956	Academy Award for Best Picture, Charles Brackett
1956	Academy Award for Actor in a Leading Role, Yul Brynner
1957	Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Musical or Comedy Film, Yul Brynner
1957	Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Musical or Comedy Film, Deborah Kerr
1956	Golden Globe Award for Best Film - Musical or Comedy
1956	Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Paul S. Fox
1956	DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film, Walter Lang
1957	Golden Globe for Best Film Promoting International Understanding, Walter Lang
1956	Academy Award for Costume Design, Irene Sharaff

Film director of The King and I

Walter Lang

Born: August 10, 1896

Died: February 7, 1972

Walter Lang was an American film director. Walter Lang was born in Memphis, Tennessee. As a young man he went to New York City where he found clerical work at a film production company. The business piqued his artistic instincts and he began learning the various facets of filmmaking and eventually...
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Title	Released	Genre
Snow White and the Three Stooges	1961	Musical
The Marriage-Go-Round	1961	Comedy
Can-Can	1960	Musical
But Not for Me	1959	Comedy
Desk Set	1957	Comedy
The King and I	1956	Musical
There's No Business Like Show Business	1954	Musical
Call Me Madam	1953	Musical
With a Song in My Heart	1952	Musical
Gold Raiders	1951	Western
On the Riviera	1951	Musical
The Jackpot	1950	Comedy
Cheaper by the Dozen	1950	Comedy
You're My Everything	1949	Comedy
When My Baby Smiles at Me	1948	Musical
Sitting Pretty	1948	Comedy
Mother Wore Tights	1947	Musical
Claudia and David	1946
Sentimental Journey	1946
State Fair	1945	Musical
Greenwich Village	1944	Musical
Coney Island	1943	Musical
The Magnificent Dope	1942	Comedy
Song of the Islands	1942	Musical
Moon Over Miami	1941	Musical
Week-End in Havana	1941	Musical
The Great Profile	1940	Comedy
Star Dust	1940
The Blue Bird	1940	Adventure
Tin Pan Alley	1940	Musical
Star Dust	1940
A Little Princess	1939
Susannah of the Mounties	1939	Western
I'll Give a Million	1938
The Baroness and the Butler	1938	Comedy
Second Honeymoon	1937	Comedy
Wife, Doctor and Nurse	1937	Comedy
Love Before Breakfast	1936	Comedy
Hooray for Love	1935	Musical
Carnival	1935
The Mighty Barnum	1934
Meet the Baron	1933	Comedy
The Warrior's Husband	1933	Comedy
No More Orchids	1932
The Golden Web	1926
The Red Kimona	1925

Music contributors for The King and I

Richard Rodgers

Richard Charles Rodgers was an American composer of music for more than 900 songs and for 43 Broadway musicals. He also composed music for films and...
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Frequently Asked Questions

Q:
Who was the distributor of the movie, "The King and I"?
A:
20th Century Fox was the movie's distributor.
Q:
Who was the writer of the music for the film The King and I?
A:
Richard Rodgers composed the music score for the movie's soundtrack.
Q:
How long is the runtime of the motion picture "The King and I"?
A:
The runtime for the movie is 133 minutes.
Q:
Which awards did the film "The King and I" win?
A:
The movie received the Academy Award for Best Actor, Academy Award for Best Art Direction and Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy.
Q:
Which celebrities were the stars of the film, "The King and I"?
A:
Deborah Kerr, Yul Brynner and Rita Moreno played roles in the film.
Q:
When was the film "The King and I" released?
A:
The movie premiered in 1956.
Q:
Who were the producers of the movie, "The King and I"?
A:
Charles Brackett and Darryl F. Zanuck were the show's producers.
Q:
Who wrote the film The King and I?
A:
Margaret Landon wrote the script for the film.
Q:
Who directed the film "The King and I"?
A:
Walter Lang directed the film.

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