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The King and I is a 1956 American 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 1951 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical The King and I, which is itself based on the 1944 novel Anna and the King of Siam by Margaret Landon.
The King and I is the fifth musical by the team of Rodgers and Hammerstein.It is based on Margaret Landon's novel Anna and the King of Siam (1944), which is in turn derived from the memoirs of Anna Leonowens, governess to the children of King Mongkut of Siam in the early 1860s.
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The King and I (1977 Broadway cast album), with Constance Towers and Yul Brynner, 1977; The King and I (1992 studio cast album), starring Julie Andrews and Ben Kingsley; The King and I (1996 Broadway cast album), with Donna Murphy and Lou Diamond Phillips; The King and I (1964 studio cast album), with Valerie Masterson and Christopher Lee
The King and I: Nominated [73] 1956: National Board of Review Awards: Best Actor: Anastasia / The King and I / The Ten Commandments: Won [74] 1956: New York Film Critics Circle Awards: Best Actor: Nominated [75] 1952: Tony Awards: Distinguished Supporting or Featured Musical Actor: The King and I: Won [76] 1985: Special Tony Award: Won [77]
The King and I earned $4 million during its opening weekend, occupying the sixth spot at the box office. [23] The film ultimately grossed under $12 million at the box office. [3] [4] Its release also coincided with Doug's 1st Movie, which was released the following week. [10] The film was a box office failure.
She asked the film's producers for, but did not receive, direct royalties from her work on the film, but Leonard Bernstein contractually gave her ¼ of one percent (0.25%) of his personal royalties from it. [11] After a court case, she received royalties from sales of the soundtrack album and spoke out for the rights of ghost singers. [6]
His American debut was in The King and I (1956) opposite Rita Moreno. After this career highlight, he was quickly reduced to supporting roles. [ 1 ] That same year of 1956 he appeared as Johnny Bravo in the TV western Cheyenne in the episode titled "Johnny Bravo," and in the 1961 episode of Maverick titled "Poker Face" starring Jack Kelly .