The King And I (1956)

They don’t make them like that anymore, it holds your attention all way through the movie and you laugh at the king and you get mad at him, but you enjoy the movie.

Very excited to find this, I watched this movie with my Grandma when I was a kid. No issues with product, sealed package.

My DVD came in quickly straight to my front porch. It’s a wonderful movie. Yul Brenner and Deborah Kerr are like magic together.

A wonderful musical I saw when young. I’m 71 now.

Everything works fine and picture quality is good. No complaints. Bought this for my wife. She always tells me how sexy Brenner's legs are.

Re The King and I DVD. Trying to play the DVD is somewhat disappointing. The screen size is significantly less that a full Screen... Don't let anyone tell you that it is my (this reviewer's) equipment. I have purchased a number of DVDs from Amazon over the last month, and this is the only one with this issue.

It is hard to say anything original about this masterpiece of the Hollywood Studio system. But, here goes.It begins, and ends, with the spectacular Score and Book from Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein. Although I am sure much has been said over the years that casts this inimitable pair in a more realistic light, I still find little fault in nearly anything they did. And that is coming from a Progressive Liberal who thinks "Oklahoma!", despite the complete absence of Native Americans is, still, a masterpiece.I had the good fortune to see a smaller scale but still wonderful stage version of “The King and I” in New York several years ago. Again, the music and lyrics really drive the piece, so it matters little whether it is on a small, or large stage: the musical still, well, sings is the best way I can put it. And, against the breathtaking canvas of CinemaScope this film version is one for the ages.It continues with the two leads who are perhaps two of the best that could have ever been chosen: Academy Award-winner Yul Brynner and the splendid Deborah Kerr. Brynner was really a giant of the silver screen, although unfortunately he didn’t appear in as many films as we might have wanted to him to. If he had only ever done King, with his commanding presence tempered by a heart of gold, that would have been enough. And Englishwoman Kerr did so many great American films with a perfectly straight American accent it is a relief to hear her speak and sing with her English accent and diction. It, as the saying goes, classes the joint up a bit. Am I right?Much has probably been written about whether “The King and I” is a culturally sensitive depiction of 19th Century “Siam” (today known as Cambodia) or whether it celebrates or fails to take account of the destructive power of British Imperialism. That is perhaps not important in a basic Amazon film review. Nonetheless, the film-makers tried to get much right about the Siam of the 1800s, from the brief location photography in the opening to the exquisite set piece of “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” set to classic Cambodian- style, Kabuki-esque theater. The latter, alone, is worth the price of admission. And of course the costumes. Oh, man, the costumes!One final comment. If you love great music, then admire the late, great Arthur Newman’s masterful adaptation of the musical’s timeless score – listed as “orchestrations” in the credits but really much, much more than that. It won Newman – one of the titans of Hollywood film scoring – one of his several Academy Awards. The astonishing opening melody sends shivers up my spine, it is so good.Watched on Amazon Prime Video. The print and transfer seemed to be of very high quality.

Purchased a DVD because this movie is not available for rent on any service that I could find. It is the ultra wide cinema format so it is best watched on a large flat screen TV. Delivery was LESS THAN 24 hours. It is a great value at the price and a good addition to our video library. It is not 4K but my blue-ray player and LG OLED tv does upscale it some. Audio is excellent and comes in a couple of formats. G@Memphis

Bonjour, Film ancien je m'attendais à mieux.Yull Brynner Trop dur.

È un film favoloso, da non perdere, tutto meraviglioso con la maestria di Walter Lang, grandissimo regista.

Una película clave de mi infancia

Good quality

'Available to buy on Blu-Ray -(Sadly, the Blu-ray upgrade that i'm sure many fans of this classic musical would buy is currently only available as animport from the U.S.A and is Region 'A'I find it surprising that a film such as this was not released as multi-region both sides of the Atlantic ...shame) This a delightful and extremely popular Rogers and Hammerstein's musical which is perhaps one of their finest offeringswhich not only see's 'Yul Brynner' and 'Deborah Kerr' perform in their most memorable roles, but also offers many-a-memorable song (not forgetting the 'March of The Siamese Children') much humour tinged with a little sadness.It tells the partially true story of widow 'Anna Leonowens' travelling to 'Siam' with her young son 'Louis' to take up thepost of Teacher/Governess to the King 'Mongkut of Siam's' many, many children.'Anna' will quickly become attached to the children.We see the gradual development of mutual respect grow between the King and Anna, the King though very much in themould of his forefathers is eager to move with the times but is afraid to show weakness, however he does come to valuethe views and advice 'Anna' offers him.'Anna' in turn try's to show no fear of the Kings status but is mindful of his pride and attempts to make her advice seemlike idea's of his own.There is sadness from 'Tuptin' a wife who had been presented to him as a gift....she loves another.....'Tuptin' narrates her version of 'Uncle Tom's Cabin' to act as entertainment for the Kings illustrious dinner guest, but theKing is not amused by the slavery theme....After 'Tuptin's' failed attempt to escape, the King is intent on punishment but 'Anna's' protest prevents the action, andwhat she say's to him deeply affects him.Much humour, Great Songs.....Most fans of the 50's and 60's musical presentations will no doubt have seen the film (many,many moons have past sincei last watched the film in truth) for those that haven't the film easily crosses the swathes of time and will i feel be enjoyedover and over again for many a generation to come.The Film presented as a 3-Disc Set....The Blu-Ray upgrade on Disc One for the 60 year old film i feel is pretty good, contraryto what some have suggested...i was well pleased.SPECIAL FEATURES -Disc One -'The King and I' in High Definition6 Behind The Scenes FeaturettesVintage Stage ExcerptsMusic Machine With Sing-a-LongAnna and the King TV PilotFox Movietone NewsStill GalleriesAnd More -Disc Two -'The King and I' in Standard DefinitionSongs-Only-OptionSing-a-Long : Subtitles (English)And More -Disc Three -6 Behind The Scenes FeaturettesVintage Stage ExcerptsStills and Audio from Deleted Number 'Shall I Tell You What I Think Of You ?'(Performed by Deborah Kerr and Marni Nixon)Anna and the King TV PilotFox Movietone News - including Charity Premier and Yul Brynner Oscar * Clip(Picture Below taken by myself in Hollywood Christmas 2011)