The King and I (1956)
Director: Walter Lang. Cast: Deborah Kerr, Yul Brynner, Rex Thompson, Rita Moreno, Martin Benson, Terry Saunders, Patrick Adiarte,
Carlos Rivas, Yuriko, Alan Mowbray. Screenplay: Ernest Lehman (based on the novel Anna and the King of Siam by Margaret
Landon and the stage musical by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein).
Full review to follow soon. Grade: B
- Academy Award Nominations and *Winners:
- Best Picture
- Best Director: Walter Lang
- Best Actress: Deborah Kerr
- *Best Actor: Yul Brynner
- Best Cinematography (Color): Leon Shamroy
- *Best Art Direction (Color): Lyle R. Wheeler and John DeCuir
- *Best Costume Design (Color): Irene Sharaff
- *Best Score (Musical): Alfred Newman and Ken Darby
- *Best Sound
- Golden Globe Nominations and *Winners:
- *Best Picture (Musical/Comedy)
- Best Film Promoting International Understanding
- *Best Actress (Musical/Comedy): Deborah Kerr
- Best Actor (Musical/Comedy): Yul Brynner
- Other Awards:
- Writers Guild of America Awards—Best Written American Musical: Ernest Lehman
- National Board of Review—Best Actor: Yul Brynner (also cited for Anastasia and The Ten Commandments)