- General Note:
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From the Rodgers and Hammerstein's musical play, based on "Anna and the King of Siam," by Margaret Landon.
Issued also as part of the Rodgers & Hammerstein collection.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1956.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Disc 1. Optional audio feature commentary by Richard Barrios and Michael Portantiere ; Optional isolated musical score; Optional songs-only subtitle option; songs-only chapter list -- Disc 2. Featurettes: Something wonderful: the story of 'The King and I' (approximately 22 minutes) -- The Kings of Broadway (approximately 11 minutes) -- The King of the big screen (approximately 5 minutes) -- 'The King and I' stage version (approximately 17 minutes) -- 'The King and I:' the Royal archives (approximately 2 minutes) -- 'Anna and the King' TV pilot (approximately 26 minutes ; In English or Spanish with optional English or Spanish subtitles; optional commentary by Samantha Eggar) -- vintage stage excerpts: 'Getting to know you' and 'A puzzlement' performed by Patricia Morison and Yul Brynner (black and white) ; Deleted musical number: 'Shall I tell you what I think of you?' performed by Anna (Deborah Kerr) -- Restoring CinemaScope® 55 -- Movietown newsreels [all in black and white]: Charity premieres of the film -- Oscar acceptance by Yul Brynner -- Australians form Yul Brynner Club -- Beauty and the fair sex -- City center sponsor of The King and I in Grandeur 70 -- Grandeur 70 -- U.N. envoys sanction Grandeur 70 version of The King and I ; theatrical teasers and trailers ; trailer for Anna and the King of Siam ; still galleries.
- Creation/Production Credits Note:
- Music by Richard Rodgers ; book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II ; director of photography, Leon Shamroy ; dances and musical numbers staged by Jerome Robbins ; music supervised and conducted by Alfred Newman ; costumes designed by Irene Sharaff ; art direction, Lyle R. Wheeler, John De Cuir ; set decorations, Walter M. Scott, Paul S. Fox ; film editor, Robert Simpson ; ballet arrangements by Trude Rittman.
- Participant or Performer Note:
- Deborah Kerr, Yul Brynner, Rita Moreno, Martin Benson, Terry Saunders, Rex Thompson, Carlos Rivas, Patrick Adiarte, Alan Mowbray, Geoffrey Toone.
- Target Audience Note:
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MPAA rating: G.
- System Details Note:
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DVD; NTSC, region 1; (disc 1) anamorphic wide screen (2.55:1, letterbox) presentation ; (disc 1) Dolby Digital 5.0 surround, Dolby Digital stereo., Dolby Digital mono., dual layer; (disc 2) Dolby Digital mono., dual layer.
- Language Note:
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Disc 1: In English (surround or stereo.), dubbed Spanish (mono.), or dubbed French (mono.) ; optional English or Spanish subtitles ; closed-captioned.
Disc 2: TV pilot only: In English (mono.) or dubbed Spanish (mono.) ; optional English or Spanish subtitles ; closed captioned ; other features in English only, not subtitled.
- Awards Note:
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1956 Academy Award winner, best actor, best art direction, set direction, best sound recording, best scoring of a motion picture, best costume design.
