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| Directed by | Walter Lang |
| Cast | Deborah Kerr, Yul Brynner, Rita Moreno, Martin Benson, Terry Saunders, Charles Irwin, Alan Mowbray, Carlos Rivas, Geoffrey Toone and Rex Thompson |
| Theatrical Release | June 29, 1956 |
| DVD Release | November 7, 2006 |
| Running Time | 133 minutes |
| MPAA Rating | G (General Audience) |
| UPC Code | 024543391029 |
| Buy this item | $21.99 at Amazon.com
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2 DVD, TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENT, Usually ships in 24 hours, AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Languages: English (Original Language - Dolby Digital 5.1), Spanish (Original Language - Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Dubbed - Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono), Spanish (Dubbed - Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono)
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I lived in Thailand for 2 1/2 years in the 1990's. It was a very nice time indeed. I know that this is not good history for Thailand and in fact the film is banned in Thailand (but a bootleg copy can be found on every street corner) because of the poor history and light on it's great king, King Mongkut. To me as an American, I can see the brilliance of a Rogers and Hammerstein Musical and enjoy its wonderful story and entertainment, it is different for a Thai person. Still the art is there and I find it highly enjoyable. I grew up with this musical and find it beautiful. Debra Kerr and Yul Brynner round out a perfect cast with Rita Moreno as TupTim. The story, sets, song and acting are nearly perfect. I wish the story was more accurate but it might have taken away from the magical fantasy of the place too. In actuality, King Mongkut was a great modernizer of Siam and was known as being very well educated and good to the people. He was not raised to the King, his older brother was but as a Buddhist monk. He was 46 when he ascended the throne and still had many wives and children to show for it. His son King Chulalongkorn continued the modernization of Siam and is considered of the greatest kings also. The Thai revere them and don't like them made to look ridiculous like disbelieving there is snow or dying because of a broken heart. King Mongkut actually did write Abraham Lincoln and offer him elephants to use in the Civil War though! Fascinating history.
November 26, 2008| | | Show Your Children This Movie! Highly Recommended | |
They don't make movies like the "The King and I" anymore. This movie is one of the classics that we sit down with our kids and watch once a year or so.
The plot is a solid telling of extream culture clash, pride, and love... all wrapped up the some of the best music and dancing ever put on film ("Shall We Dance" is one of the most memorable things I have ever seen). The acting is top rate and the sets are fantastic.
Don't miss this one and share it with your kids, etcetera, etcetera, etcetera!
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
November 10, 2008| | | The King and I..a classic! | |
I have loved "The King and I" ever since I was a young girl and my mother took me to see it in the movies. This DVD is wonderful, although some of the personal details about Yul Brynner seem in error, according to the book his son wrote shortly after his death. He never had a lung removed and he was born in 1920, not 1915, but other than that the commentary is great and the movie itself is timeless.
I highly recommend this DVD to anyone who loves this musical, all musicals, Yul Brynner or all of the above!
October 29, 2008This has to be my most favorite musical of all time.
This movie has everything... etc., etc., etc.!!!
October 13, 200850'th anniversary DVD of The King and I
Wonderful-- they don't make like this anymore, too bad
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