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The king and I

Title
The king and I [videorecording] / 20th Century Fox ; presented by Darryl F. Zanuck ; directed by Walter Lang ; produced by Charles Brackett ; dances and musical numbers staged by Jerome Robbins ; music by Richard Rodgers ; book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II.
Publication
U.S. : 20th Century Fox, c1956 ; New York, N.Y. : CBS/Fox Video, c1990.

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Additional Authors
  • Kerr, Deborah, 1921-2007
  • Brynner, Yul
  • Moreno, Rita
  • Yuriko, 1920-2022
  • De Lappe, Gemze
  • Jim, Marion
  • Michiko, Miss.
  • Worrall, Dusty
  • Uchida, Alice
  • Banas, Bob
  • Nixon, Marni.
  • Robbins, Jerome
  • Rodgers, Richard, 1902-1979
  • Hammerstein, Oscar, II, 1895-1960
  • Lang, Walter, 1898-1972
  • Brackett, Charles, 1892-1969
  • Sharaff, Irene
  • Zanuck, Darryl Francis, 1902-1979
  • Lehman, Ernest, 1915-2005
  • Newman, Alfred, 1901-1970.
  • Landon, Margaret, 1903-1993.
  • Wheeler, Lyle, 1905-1990.
  • De Cuir, John.
  • Rittman, Trude
  • Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation.
Description
1 videocassette (VHS, NTSC) (133 min.) : sd., col.; 1/2 in.
Summary
An Englishwoman in 19th-century Siam finds the country and its ruler torn between tradition and the ways of the western world.
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of the Rudolf Nureyev Dance Foundation.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Musicals.
  • Feature films.
  • Video.
Credits (note)
  • Screenplay, Ernest Lehman, from the musical play based on the book Anna and the king of Siam, by Margaret Landon ; art direction, Lyle R. Wheeler, John De Cuir ; costumes, Irene Sharaff ; consultant in Oriental dancing, Michiko ; ballet [music] arrangements, Trude Rittman ; director of photography, Leon Shamroy.
Performer (note)
  • Deborah Kerr (Anna Leonowens), Yul Brynner (King Mongkut), Rita Moreno (Tuptim), Martin Benson (Kralahome), Terry Saunders (Lady Thiang), Rex Thompson (Louis Leonowens), Carlos Rivas (Lun Tha), Patrick Adiarte (Prince Chulalongkorn), Alan Mowbray (British ambassador), Geoffrey Toone (Sir Edward Ramsey) and others, including dancers Yuriko and Gemze de Lappe.
  • Music supervised and conducted by Alfred Newman.
Contents
Songs and dances: I whistle a happy tune / performed by Kerr, Thompson -- March of the Siamese children / performed by Kerr, Brynner, children -- Hello young lovers / performed by Kerr -- A puzzlement / performed by Brynner -- Getting to know you / performed by Kerr, children, Gemze de Lappe (specialty dancer) and ensemble -- We kiss in a shadow / performed by Rivas, Moreno -- Something wonderful / performed by Saunders -- [Prayer to Buddha] / performed by Brynner, ensemble -- Small house of Uncle Thomas, performed by Moreno (Tuptim/narrator), Yuriko (Eliza), Marion Jim (Simon of Legree), Michiko Iseri (angel), Dusty Worrall (Uncle Thomas), Alice Uchida (Topsy), Robert Banas (keeper of the dogs), Misaye Kawasume (Eva), others -- Shall we dance [polka] / performed by Kerr, Brynner.
Call Number
*MGZIA 4-1318
OCLC
NYPY926001885-F
Title
The king and I [videorecording] / 20th Century Fox ; presented by Darryl F. Zanuck ; directed by Walter Lang ; produced by Charles Brackett ; dances and musical numbers staged by Jerome Robbins ; music by Richard Rodgers ; book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II.
Imprint
U.S. : 20th Century Fox, c1956 ; New York, N.Y. : CBS/Fox Video, c1990.
Credits
Screenplay, Ernest Lehman, from the musical play based on the book Anna and the king of Siam, by Margaret Landon ; art direction, Lyle R. Wheeler, John De Cuir ; costumes, Irene Sharaff ; consultant in Oriental dancing, Michiko ; ballet [music] arrangements, Trude Rittman ; director of photography, Leon Shamroy.
Cast
Deborah Kerr (Anna Leonowens), Yul Brynner (King Mongkut), Rita Moreno (Tuptim), Martin Benson (Kralahome), Terry Saunders (Lady Thiang), Rex Thompson (Louis Leonowens), Carlos Rivas (Lun Tha), Patrick Adiarte (Prince Chulalongkorn), Alan Mowbray (British ambassador), Geoffrey Toone (Sir Edward Ramsey) and others, including dancers Yuriko and Gemze de Lappe.
Performer
Music supervised and conducted by Alfred Newman.
Local Subject
Motion pictures. The king and I.
Added Author
Kerr, Deborah, 1921-2007, performer.
Brynner, Yul, performer.
Moreno, Rita, performer.
Yuriko, 1920-2022, dancer.
De Lappe, Gemze, dancer.
Jim, Marion, dancer.
Michiko, Miss. csl, dancer.
Worrall, Dusty, dancer.
Uchida, Alice, dancer.
Banas, Bob, dancer.
Nixon, Marni. Singer
Robbins, Jerome, choreographer.
Rodgers, Richard, 1902-1979, composer.
Hammerstein, Oscar, II, 1895-1960, lyricist.
Lang, Walter, 1898-1972, film director.
Brackett, Charles, 1892-1969, film producer.
Sharaff, Irene, costume designer.
Zanuck, Darryl Francis, 1902-1979, film producer.
Lehman, Ernest, 1915-2005, screenwriter.
Newman, Alfred, 1901-1970. Conductor
Landon, Margaret, 1903-1993. Author
Wheeler, Lyle, 1905-1990. Set designer
De Cuir, John. Set designer
Rittman, Trude, arranger of music.
Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation.
Research Call Number
*MGZIA 4-1318
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