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The King And I
A widow accepts a job as a live-in governess to the King of Siam's children.
18 August 1896, London, England, UK
September 9, 1930 in Shanghai, China
22 September 1933, New York City, New York, USA
16 February 1925, El Paso, Texas, USA
19 March 1951, Los Angeles County, California, USA
12 August 1908, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
15 November 1910, Dublin, Ireland
25 February 1946, Los Angeles County, California, USA
10 August 1918, London, England, UK
3 April 1923, Delta, Colorado, USA
2 August 1942, Manila, Philippines
10 September 1935, Los Angeles, California, USA
14 January 1925, Los Angeles, California, USA
January 31, 1887 in Curragh, Ireland
30 September 1921, Helensburgh, Scotland, UK
14 December 1942, New York City, New York, USA
11 December 1931, Humacao, Puerto Rico
March 28, 1949 in Hollywood, California, USA
July 23, 1911 in Seattle, Washington, USA
October 25, 1895 in San Francisco, California, USA
February 27, 2007
A chronicle of colonialism that poses itself as an easy-to-dismiss artifact, yet reveals itself to be an enduring statement about why people can't get along.
October 23, 2004
Tuneful, mesmerizing (Brynner) R&H musical
August 26, 2006
The King and I (1956) is the popular and elaborate musical and story of the tutoring of the stubborn, King of Siam's wives and children by widowed English school teacher Anna Leonowens in 1862.
December 18, 2010
A boisterous, big-costumed classic musical.
December 30, 2006
The popular pick for the best Rodgers and Hammerstein musical is probably The Sound of Music, but I'm throwing in for The King and I.
May 20, 2003
If you don't...see [The King and I], believe us, you'll be missing a grand and moving thing.
January 29, 2009
Walter Lang's screen version is too theatrical but the score by Rodgers and Hammerstein is glorious and the acting by Yul Brynner in his most iconic role and Deborah Kerr is superb, overcoming Marnie Nixon's colorless voice.
February 10, 2012
Typically overproduced.
February 10, 2012
Starring Yul Brynner in the part he seemed born to play, this is a fine if slightly stage-bound example of the 1950s Hollywood musical spectacular.
June 09, 2011
A beautiful film with a score I didn't much care for.
February 09, 2006
Over-long but visually spectacular.
March 26, 2009
All the ingredients that made Rodgers & Hammerstein's The King and I a memorable stage experience have been faithfully transferred to the screen.
