The King and I
Release Date: 17th June 1999 - Australia
Production Companies
Morgan Creek Productions
Rankin/Bass Productions (in association with)
Nest Family Entertainment (in association with)
Rich Animation StudiosDistribution
Roadshow Distribution
Genre: Animation/Family
Rating: G
Runtime: 87 minutes
Budget: $25,000,000
Box Office Gross: $130,098,664
(Worldwide)
Plot Summary
The story follows a young
Englishwoman who
travels to the Siam to
become the King's royal
schoolteacher in 1862.
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.
Voice Cast
Miranda Richardson - Anna
Leonowens
Christiane Noll - Anna
Leonowens (singing voice)
Martin Vidnovic - King of Siam
Ian Richardson - Kralahome
Darrell Hammond - Master Little
Allen D. Hon - Prince Chulalongkorn
David Burnham - Prince
Chulalongkorn (singing voice)
Armi Arabe - Tuptim
Tracy Venner Warren - Tuptim (singing voice)
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.
Voice Cast
Miranda Richardson - Anna
Leonowens
Christiane Noll - Anna
Leonowens (singing voice)
Martin Vidnovic - King of Siam
Ian Richardson - Kralahome
Darrell Hammond - Master Little
Allen D. Hon - Prince ChulalongkornDavid Burnham - Prince
Chulalongkorn (singing voice)
Armi Arabe - Tuptim
Tracy Venner Warren - Tuptim (singing voice)
Adam Wylie - Louis Leonowens
Sean Smith - Sir Edward Ramsay
James Fuji - First Wife
Kenny Baker - Captain Orton
Ed Trotta - Sir Edward's Captain
Tony Pope - Burmese Emissary
Alexandra Lai - Princess Ying
Katherine Lai - Princess Naomi
Crew
Director - Richard Rich
Based on Book "Anna and the King of Siam" - Margaret Landon (Uncredited)
Based on Musical "The King and I"/Lyrics -
Oscar Hammerstein II
Based on Musical "The King and I"/Songs -
Richard Rodgers
Concieved and Adapted for Animation/
Producer - Arthur Rankin Jr.
Screenplay/Producer - Peter Bakalian
Screenplay - Jacqueline Feather &
David Seidler
Additional Dialogue - Brian Nissen
Executive Producers - Gary Barber &
Robert Mandell
Producer - James G. Robinson
Choreographer - Lee Martino
Background Designer/Supervisor - Donald Towns
Film Editors - Joe Campana &
Paul Murphy
Conductor/Music Arranger/
Orchestrator - William Kidd
Review
Frankly, the animated version of 'THE KING AND I' is quite an abomination and to me is an absolute dishonour to the original Rodgers and Hammerstein musical and the 1956 film. The producers of this adaptation have turned it into a Disney animated movie by adding three animal sidekicks, changing the minor character of Kralahome into an evil villain, altering the story-line, a happy ending, et cetera. The film's 2D animation is not-so great and some of the voice acting is just decent, but the CGI parts are ultimately badly rendered.
The makers of this wretched picture should have picked 'The Sound of Music' instead of 'THE KING AND I'. Taking a classic musical from Rodgers and Hammerstein like 'THE KING AND I' and attempting to reinvent in a animated film is possible but doomed. This movie treats the original like a big fat joke. My advice is for many people who have watched the old classic with Yul Brynner and Deborah Kerr should stay well away from this animated interpretation.
Star rating: (2/5) Bad Movie
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Sean Smith - Sir Edward Ramsay
James Fuji - First Wife
Kenny Baker - Captain Orton
Ed Trotta - Sir Edward's Captain
Tony Pope - Burmese Emissary
Alexandra Lai - Princess Ying
Katherine Lai - Princess Naomi
Crew
Director - Richard Rich
Based on Book "Anna and the King of Siam" - Margaret Landon (Uncredited)
Based on Musical "The King and I"/Lyrics -
Oscar Hammerstein II
Based on Musical "The King and I"/Songs -
Richard Rodgers
Concieved and Adapted for Animation/
Producer - Arthur Rankin Jr.
Screenplay/Producer - Peter Bakalian
Screenplay - Jacqueline Feather &
David Seidler
Additional Dialogue - Brian Nissen
Executive Producers - Gary Barber &
Robert Mandell
Producer - James G. Robinson
Choreographer - Lee Martino
Background Designer/Supervisor - Donald Towns
Film Editors - Joe Campana &
Paul Murphy
Conductor/Music Arranger/
Orchestrator - William Kidd
Review
Frankly, the animated version of 'THE KING AND I' is quite an abomination and to me is an absolute dishonour to the original Rodgers and Hammerstein musical and the 1956 film. The producers of this adaptation have turned it into a Disney animated movie by adding three animal sidekicks, changing the minor character of Kralahome into an evil villain, altering the story-line, a happy ending, et cetera. The film's 2D animation is not-so great and some of the voice acting is just decent, but the CGI parts are ultimately badly rendered.
The makers of this wretched picture should have picked 'The Sound of Music' instead of 'THE KING AND I'. Taking a classic musical from Rodgers and Hammerstein like 'THE KING AND I' and attempting to reinvent in a animated film is possible but doomed. This movie treats the original like a big fat joke. My advice is for many people who have watched the old classic with Yul Brynner and Deborah Kerr should stay well away from this animated interpretation.
Star rating: (2/5) Bad Movie
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