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The King and I

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on BBC Two England

The season continues with the screen version of the stage musical by Oscar Hammerstein II and Richard Rodgers. Starring
Deborah Kerr , Yul Brynner
An English schoolteacher arrives in Siam to teach the King's many children. Theirideals and cultures clash, but eventually they come to respect and love each other. The songs include such classics as Shall We
Dance?, Hello, Young Lovers and March of the Siamese Children.
High Society on Wednesday 28 December at 6.45pm Director Walter Lang (1956)
♦ FILM REVIEWS pages 47-70

Contributors

Unknown:
Oscar Hammerstein Ii
Unknown:
Richard Rodgers.
Unknown:
Deborah Kerr
Unknown:
Yul Brynner
Director:
Walter Lang
Anna Leonowens:
Deborah Kerr
King:
Yul Brynner
Tuptim:
Rita Moreno
Kralahome:
Martin Benson
Lady Thiang:
Terry Saunders
Louis Leonowens:
Rex Thompson
Lun Tha:
Carlos Rivas
Prince Chulalongkorn:
Patrick Adiarte
British ambassador:
Alan Mowbray
Ramsay:
Geoffrey Toone
Eliza:
Yuriko
Simon Legree:
Marion Jim
Source: Radio Times

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