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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.
"I Have Dreamed" was added to the score of The King and I during its out-of-town tryout run. The song was recorded for the soundtrack of the 1956 film version of The King and I, but, ultimately, no footage was shot to feature it. Only the melody is heard in the film, as incidental music prior to the "We Kiss in a Shadow" sequence.
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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.
Barbara Cook - The King and I (1960). [4] Bing Crosby - recorded the song on April 9. 1951 with Victor Young and His Orchestra. [5] Elaine Paige - included in the album The King and I: 2000 London Cast Recording (2000) Jane Powell - for her album Something Wonderful (1956). [6] Dinah Shore - included in the EP Hits From "The King And I" (1952). [7]
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.
Taken in 1956, the picture (photographed by Antony Armstrong-Jones) shows the royal siblings standing in a room full of mirrors. In the photo, the future king is sporting a long-sleeved shirt ...
Valerie Hobson played Anna in the original London West End production, and Marni Nixon (who sang the songs while Deborah Kerr lip-synced) in the 1956 film of The King and I. [2] The song comes about after Anna and the King disagree about love's meaning; [3] the King believes that love is a "silly complication of a pleasant simplicity" and a ...