The King and I (1999 film)
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| Directed by | Richard Rich |
| Produced by | James G. Robinson Arthur Rankin Peter Bakalian |
| Written by | Screenplay: Peter Bakalian Jacqueline Feather David Seidler Musical: Richard Rodgers Oscar Hammerstein II Book: Margaret Landon |
| Starring | Miranda Richardson Martin Vidnovic |
| Music by | Richard Rodgers |
| Editing by | Joe Campana James Koford Paul Murphy |
| Studio | Rich Animation Studios Morgan Creek Productions Rankin/Bass Animated Entertainment Pentamedia Graphics Warner Bros. Animation |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Family Entertainment |
| Release date(s) | March 19, 1999 |
| Running time | 87 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $25 million |
| Box office | $11,993,021 (USA) |
The King and I is a 1999 animated film adaptation of the stage musical The King and I, which in turn is adapted from the Anna Leonowens story. The film was produced by Warner Bros. Animation and Morgan Creek Productions, and released theatrically by Warner Bros. Family Entertainment on March 19, 1999. The animation was done by the Indian company Pentamedia Graphics and the US-based Rich Animation Studios in association with Rankin/Bass Animated Entertainment. This is Morgan Creek's first animated feature film.
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[edit] Synopsis
The story follows an a young Englishwoman who travels to the Siam to become the King's royal schoolteacher in the 1860s. A clash of cultures occurs when the strong-minded Anna Leonowens brings a different way of thinking to the King of Siam and the many children in the royal academy.
[edit] Voice cast
- Miranda Richardson - Anna Leonowens (speaking)
- Christiane Noll - Anna Leonowens (singing)
- Martin Vidnovic - The King of Siam
- Ian Richardson - The Kralahome
- Darrell Hammond - Master Little
- Allen D. Hong - Prince Chulalongkorn (speaking)
- David Burnham - Prince Chululongkorn (singing)
- Armi Arabe - Tuptim (speaking)
- Tracy Venner Warren - Tuptim (singing)
- Adam Wylie - Louis Leonowens
- Sean Smith - Sir Edward Ramsay
[edit] Critical and Box office response
The film received mainly negative reviews with a 13% "Rotten" rating on Rotten Tomatoes. The film was also a box office flop. It took in $4,007,565 in its opening weekend, taking the #6 spot at the box office,but only managed to gross just under $12 million at the box office. As a result, the estates of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein have now refused to allow any of their other musicals to be made into animated features forever.
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