Cat. No. DVD 1449: THE KING AND I ~ YUL BRYNNER / DEBORAH KERR / RIAT MORENA / MARTIN BENSON. 20TH CENTURY FOX 1004SDG.
FORMAT: PAL REGION: 4
COLOUR RUNNING TIME: 139 MINS.
REVIEW: This visual and musical masterpiece features Yul Brynner’s Academy Award winning performance, an unforgettable Rodgers and Hammerstein score, and brilliant choreography by Jerome Robbins.
It tells the true story of an Englishwoman, Anna Leonowens (Deborah Kerr), who comes to Siam as schoolteacher to the royal court in the 1860s. 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. Winner of six Academy Awards, THE KING AND I contains some of the most lavish sets in Hollywood history and some of the world’s best-loved songs, including “Getting To Know You”, “I Whistle A Happy Tune”, “Hello, Young Lovers” and “Shall We Dance”.
SPECIAL FEATURES: *US Theatrical Trailer *Movietone News Premiere *Movietone News Oscars *Songs (Audio Only) 1. I Whistle A Happy Tune 2. Getting To Know You 3. Hello Young Lovers *Cast & Crew Pages *Production Notes.
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