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The King and I DVD

G (General Audience) :: Warner Home Video :: Released: 1999-07-06

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The King and I Summary One Of The Most Celebrated Rodgers And Hammerstein Musicals Of All Time Is Now A Magically Animated Musical Adventure Certain To Have The Entire Family "whistling A Happy Tune!" Traveling To The Exotic Kingdom Of Siam To Instruct The Royal Children, English Schoolteacher Anna Leonowens Soon Discovers That Her Most Difficult Challenge Is The Stubborn, Imperious King Himself. But Even As A Wondrous Friendship Grows Between Anna And The Arrogant Monarch, An Evil Sorcerer Is Conjuring Up A Plot To Steal The Throne! Sparkling With Playful New Characters Kids Will Love, It's An Enchantingly Animated Tale Of Royal Romance, Courtly Intrigue And Timeless Musical Favorites, Including The Timeless Rodgers And Hammerstein Songs, "i Whistle A Happy Tune," "getting To Know You," And "shall We Dance?"

For no apparent reason, 1999 became the year of The King and I. The 1956 version with Yul Brynner and Deborah Kerr received a glorious digital transfer on video, and Jodie Foster starred in a new, nonmusical version of this story of the King of Siam and the English schoolmistress hired to teach his children. The oddest rendition of the story is this animated version, complete with the famous Rodgers and Hammerstein musical numbers. Richard Rich's (The Swan Princess) animation is on par with most non-Disney features, but the film is chock full of dull villains, playful animals, and ridiculous action sequences. It's a good introduction into this culture for kids who will watch only animation, but the question remains, "Why was this made?" The 1956 version has aged very well, and is fabulous family entertainment. Still, the animated version is nearly an hour shorter, and for those who want hot-air balloon rescues, this would be the version to keep. --Doug Thomas

King and I DVD Techincal Details Cast: Miranda Richardson, Christiane Noll, Ian Richardson, Darrell Hammond
Director: Richard Rich
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Rated: G (General Audience)
Running Time: 87 mins
UPC: 085391746829
Binding: DVD
Studio: Warner Home Video
Release Date: 1999-07-06
Region Code: 1
Specs: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC

Language & Subtitles English (Original Language - Dolby Digital 5.1), French (Original Language - Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround),