by Cláudio Alves
Seventy-five years ago, Anna and the King of Siam premiered in theaters. The film was adapted from a book by the same name, which purported to present a fictionalized, yet historically-based, account of the years spent by Anna Leonowens in the court of King Mongkut of Siam - present-day Thailand - in the 1860s. Novelist Margaret Landon based her work on Leonowens' memoirs, creating a window into an otherworld that dazzled readers and moviegoers of the 1940s. Over the years, the story's popularity persisted, and it has been retold in several different mediums. On the anniversary of its first cinematic adaptation, let's look at the four movie versions from the Oscar-winning costume drama to a forgotten animated catastrophe…...
Seventy-five years ago, Anna and the King of Siam premiered in theaters. The film was adapted from a book by the same name, which purported to present a fictionalized, yet historically-based, account of the years spent by Anna Leonowens in the court of King Mongkut of Siam - present-day Thailand - in the 1860s. Novelist Margaret Landon based her work on Leonowens' memoirs, creating a window into an otherworld that dazzled readers and moviegoers of the 1940s. Over the years, the story's popularity persisted, and it has been retold in several different mediums. On the anniversary of its first cinematic adaptation, let's look at the four movie versions from the Oscar-winning costume drama to a forgotten animated catastrophe…...
- 6/20/2021
- by Cláudio Alves
- FilmExperience
It has been reported that Paramount Pictures and Temple Hill are developing a new take on The King and I, the classic musical from Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein. [Seemore] Based on Margaret Landon's novel Anna and the King of Siam, which was itself inspired by real-life events, The King and I follows Anna Leonowens, a British schoolteacher who is hired by King Mongkut of…...
- 2/12/2021
- by Kevin Fraser
- JoBlo.com
Paramount has acquired the rights to Rodgers & Hammerstein’s “The King and I” and will release a new musical that Temple Hill will produce.
Concord, who acquired the Rodgers & Hammerstein catalogue in 2017, will also produce. The new musical will be a retelling of the classic “East-meets-West story,” according to the studio.
The film will follow Anna Leonowens, who sets sail from England for Bangkok, Siam (now Thailand) to become the schoolteacher for the royal court of the King of Siam.
The musical is from famed duo Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein, and was based on the 1944 novel by Margaret Landon titled “Anna and the King of Siam.” The novel was based on true events in the 1860s, when the king hired an English schoolteacher.
The musical first debuted in 1951 to critical and commercial acclaim, and won Tonys for Best Musical, Best Actress (Gertrude Lawrence) and Best Actor (Yul Brynner).
The...
Concord, who acquired the Rodgers & Hammerstein catalogue in 2017, will also produce. The new musical will be a retelling of the classic “East-meets-West story,” according to the studio.
The film will follow Anna Leonowens, who sets sail from England for Bangkok, Siam (now Thailand) to become the schoolteacher for the royal court of the King of Siam.
The musical is from famed duo Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein, and was based on the 1944 novel by Margaret Landon titled “Anna and the King of Siam.” The novel was based on true events in the 1860s, when the king hired an English schoolteacher.
The musical first debuted in 1951 to critical and commercial acclaim, and won Tonys for Best Musical, Best Actress (Gertrude Lawrence) and Best Actor (Yul Brynner).
The...
- 2/12/2021
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
Today in 1951, The King and I opened at the St. James Theatre, where it ran for 1246 performances. The King and I is the fifth musical by the team of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II. The work is based on the 1944 novel Anna and the King of Siam by Margaret Landon and derives from the memoirs of Anna Leonowens, who became governess to the children of King Mongkut of Siam in the early 1860s. The story deals with the experiences of the British schoolteacher, who is hired as part of the King's drive to modernize his country. The relationship between the King and Anna is marked by conflict through much of the play, as well as by a love that neither is able to express.
- 3/29/2016
- by Stage Tube
- BroadwayWorld.com
Today in 1985, the second Broadway revival of THe King and I opened at the Broadway THeatre, where it ran for 191 performances. The King and I is the fifth musical by the team of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II. The work is based on the 1944 novel Anna and the King of Siam by Margaret Landon and derives from the memoirs of Anna Leonowens, who became governess to the children of King Mongkut of Siam in the early 1860s. The story deals with the experiences of the British schoolteacher, who is hired as part of the King's drive to modernize his country. The relationship between the King and Anna is marked by conflict through much of the play, as well as by a love that neither is able to express. The musical premiered on March 29, 1951 at Broadway's St. James Theatre.
- 1/7/2016
- by Stage Tube
- BroadwayWorld.com
Today in 1951, The King and I opened at the St. James Theatre, where it ran for 1246 performances. The King and I is the fifth musical by the team of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II. The work is based on the 1944 novel Anna and the King of Siam by Margaret Landon and derives from the memoirs of Anna Leonowens, who became governess to the children of King Mongkut of Siam in the early 1860s. The story deals with the experiences of the British schoolteacher, who is hired as part of the King's drive to modernize his country. The relationship between the King and Anna is marked by conflict through much of the play, as well as by a love that neither is able to express.
- 3/29/2015
- by Stage Tube
- BroadwayWorld.com
Today in 1985, the second Broadway revival of THe King and I opened at the Broadway THeatre, where it ran for 191 performances. The King and I is the fifth musical by the team of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II. The work is based on the 1944 novel Anna and the King of Siam by Margaret Landon and derives from the memoirs of Anna Leonowens, who became governess to the children of King Mongkut of Siam in the early 1860s. The story deals with the experiences of the British schoolteacher, who is hired as part of the King's drive to modernize his country. The relationship between the King and Anna is marked by conflict through much of the play, as well as by a love that neither is able to express. The musical premiered on March 29, 1951 at Broadway's St. James Theatre.
- 1/7/2015
- by Stage Tube
- BroadwayWorld.com
As BroadwayWorld just reported, Lincoln Center Theater has announced that Kelli O'Hara will play Anna Leonowens, and Ken Watanabe will play the King of Siam, in its new production of Rodgers amp Hammerstein's The King and I, with music by Richard Rodgers and a book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, based on the novel Anna and the King of Siam by Margaret Landon. The production, to be directed by Bartlett Sher, will begin performances Thursday, March 12, 2015, and open on Thursday, April 16, 2015, at the Vivian Beaumont Theater 150 West 65 Street.Broadway audiences are already very familiar with the five-time Tony nominee O'Hara, but Watanabe will make his American stage debut in the production. His Japanese theatre credits include Dialogue with Horowitz, Hamlet, Shitayamannen-cho monogatari, The Lion in Winter and The Royal Hunt of the Sun.
- 6/30/2014
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Lincoln Center Theater has announced that Kelli O'Hara will play Anna Leonowens, and Ken Watanabe will play the King of Siam, in its new production of Rodgers amp Hammerstein's The King And I, with music by Richard Rodgers and a book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, based on the novel Anna and the King of Siam by Margaret Landon. The production, to be directed by Bartlett Sher, will begin performances Thursday, March 12, 2015, and open on Thursday, April 16, 2015, at the Vivian Beaumont Theater 150 West 65 Street.
- 6/30/2014
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
New York – The long-standing rumor has been confirmed: Five-time Tony Award nominee Kelli O'Hara will star in Lincoln Center Theater's upcoming Broadway revival of the beloved 1951 Rodgers & Hammerstein musical, The King and I, playing opposite Ken Watanabe in his American stage debut. Tony winner Bartlett Sher, who directed O'Hara in The Bridges of Madison County, The Light in the Piazza and in Lct's hugely successful South Pacific revival, will stage the production, which begins previews on March 12 at the Vivian Beaumont Theater. Official opening is set for April 16. Adapted from Margaret Landon's novel Anna
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- 6/30/2014
- by David Rooney
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Part of the list provides a few Best Picture nominees, a number of Oscar winners, and a childhood favorite that still pops up now and again. In reality, this list could be half-full of music documentaries, but for that reason, I stayed away from them. Plus, I did my best to include only films that really are musicals in every sense of the word. Plenty of films have lots of musical components, but only true musicals have performances in the film that truly drive the story forward. The songs in movie musicals have a purpose, if there could be a true definition.
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40. Coal Miner’s Daughter (1980)
Directed by Michael Apted
Signature Song: “Coal Miner’s Daughter”
Michael Apted certainly has a dicey filmography, this probably being his best: a biographical piece featuring a breakout adult role from Sissy Spacek, winning her the Oscar for Best Actress.
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40. Coal Miner’s Daughter (1980)
Directed by Michael Apted
Signature Song: “Coal Miner’s Daughter”
Michael Apted certainly has a dicey filmography, this probably being his best: a biographical piece featuring a breakout adult role from Sissy Spacek, winning her the Oscar for Best Actress.
- 5/5/2014
- by Joshua Gaul
- SoundOnSight
Today in 1951, The King and I opened at the St. James Theatre, where it ran for 1246 performances. The King and I is the fifth musical by the team of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II. The work is based on the 1944 novel Anna and the King of Siam by Margaret Landon and derives from the memoirs of Anna Leonowens, who became governess to the children of King Mongkut of Siam in the early 1860s. The story deals with the experiences of the British schoolteacher, who is hired as part of the King's drive to modernize his country. The relationship between the King and Anna is marked by conflict through much of the play, as well as by a love that neither is able to express.
- 3/29/2014
- by Stage Tube
- BroadwayWorld.com
Today in 1985, the second Broadway revival of THe King and I opened at the Broadway THeatre, where it ran for 191 performances. The King and I is the fifth musical by the team of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II. The work is based on the 1944 novel Anna and the King of Siam by Margaret Landon and derives from the memoirs of Anna Leonowens, who became governess to the children of King Mongkut of Siam in the early 1860s. The story deals with the experiences of the British schoolteacher, who is hired as part of the King's drive to modernize his country. The relationship between the King and Anna is marked by conflict through much of the play, as well as by a love that neither is able to express. The musical premiered on March 29, 1951 at Broadway's St. James Theatre.
- 1/7/2014
- by Stage Tube
- BroadwayWorld.com
Today in 1951, The King and I opened at the St. James Theatre, where it ran for 1246 performances. The King and I is the fifth musical by the team of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II. The work is based on the 1944 novel Anna and the King of Siam by Margaret Landon and derives from the memoirs of Anna Leonowens, who became governess to the children of King Mongkut of Siam in the early 1860s. The story deals with the experiences of the British schoolteacher, who is hired as part of the King's drive to modernize his country. The relationship between the King and Anna is marked by conflict through much of the play, as well as by a love that neither is able to express.
- 3/29/2013
- by Stage Tube
- BroadwayWorld.com
Today in 1985, the second Broadway revival of THe King and I opened at the Broadway THeatre, where it ran for 191 performances. The King and I is the fifth musical by the team of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II. The work is based on the 1944 novel Anna and the King of Siam by Margaret Landon and derives from the memoirs of Anna Leonowens, who became governess to the children of King Mongkut of Siam in the early 1860s. The story deals with the experiences of the British schoolteacher, who is hired as part of the King's drive to modernize his country. The relationship between the King and Anna is marked by conflict through much of the play, as well as by a love that neither is able to express. The musical premiered on March 29, 1951 at Broadway's St. James Theatre.
- 1/7/2013
- by Stage Tube
- BroadwayWorld.com
Today in 1951, The King and I opened at the St. James Theatre, where it ran for 1246 performances. The King and I is the fifth musical by the team of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II. The work is based on the 1944 novel Anna and the King of Siam by Margaret Landon and derives from the memoirs of Anna Leonowens, who became governess to the children of King Mongkut of Siam in the early 1860s. The story deals with the experiences of the British schoolteacher, who is hired as part of the King's drive to modernize his country. The relationship between the King and Anna is marked by conflict through much of the play, as well as by a love that neither is able to express.
- 3/29/2012
- by Stage Tube
- BroadwayWorld.com
Today in 1985, the second Broadway revival of THe King and I opened at the Broadway THeatre, where it ran for 191 performances. The King and I is the fifth musical by the team of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II. The work is based on the 1944 novel Anna and the King of Siam by Margaret Landon and derives from the memoirs of Anna Leonowens, who became governess to the children of King Mongkut of Siam in the early 1860s. The story deals with the experiences of the British schoolteacher, who is hired as part of the King's drive to modernize his country. The relationship between the King and Anna is marked by conflict through much of the play, as well as by a love that neither is able to express. The musical premiered on March 29, 1951 at Broadway's St. James Theatre.
- 1/7/2012
- by Stage Tube
- BroadwayWorld.com
Harems, slavery and death by fire - all tidied up by Deborah Kerr's phoney British governess in this 1956 frock-happy toe-tapper
Director: Walter Lang
Entertainment grade: C+
History grade: D+
In 1862, King Mongkut Rama IV of Siam (now Thailand) employed governess Anna Leonowens to teach English to his harem and his dozens of children.
Identity
Anna (Deborah Kerr) arrives in Bangkok, all prissy, crinolined Englishwoman abroad, complete with a nasty spoiled son in a Little Lord Fauntleroy outfit. "Sometimes I wonder if you know what you're really facing, an Englishwoman alone in a country like Siam," growls the ship's captain. True, Leonowens claimed to have been born in Wales in 1834 into an upper-middle class family. But in fact, according to a recent biography, she was born in Bombay in 1831, to a poor, widowed teenage mother of mixed British and Indian origin. She grew up entirely in India, speaking Hindi and Marathi as well as English,...
Director: Walter Lang
Entertainment grade: C+
History grade: D+
In 1862, King Mongkut Rama IV of Siam (now Thailand) employed governess Anna Leonowens to teach English to his harem and his dozens of children.
Identity
Anna (Deborah Kerr) arrives in Bangkok, all prissy, crinolined Englishwoman abroad, complete with a nasty spoiled son in a Little Lord Fauntleroy outfit. "Sometimes I wonder if you know what you're really facing, an Englishwoman alone in a country like Siam," growls the ship's captain. True, Leonowens claimed to have been born in Wales in 1834 into an upper-middle class family. But in fact, according to a recent biography, she was born in Bombay in 1831, to a poor, widowed teenage mother of mixed British and Indian origin. She grew up entirely in India, speaking Hindi and Marathi as well as English,...
- 4/15/2010
- by Alex von Tunzelmann
- The Guardian - Film News
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