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- 1999
- G
- Home Box Office (HBO)
- 1 h 28 m
- 1999
- G
- Home Box Office (HBO)
- 1 h 28 m
Summary An animated version of the classic Rodgers and Hammerstein musical.
Directed By: Richard Rich
- 1999
- G
- Home Box Office (HBO)
- 1 h 28 m
- 1999
- G
- Home Box Office (HBO)
- 1 h 28 m
The King and I
29
4.8
Where to Watch
Summary An animated version of the classic Rodgers and Hammerstein musical.
Directed By: Richard Rich
Where to Watch
Top Cast
Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 20 Critic Reviews
29
10% Positive
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
45% Mixed
9 Reviews
9 Reviews
45% Negative
9 Reviews
9 Reviews
Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 20 Critic Reviews
29
10% Positive
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
45% Mixed
9 Reviews
9 Reviews
45% Negative
9 Reviews
9 Reviews
It's doubtful that today's children would have any patience for the stagy 1956 version, so the current animated offering, despite its flaws, at least opens a door to the music.
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 16 User Ratings
4.8
19% Positive
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
44% Mixed
7 Ratings
7 Ratings
38% Negative
6 Ratings
6 Ratings
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 16 User Ratings
4.8
19% Positive
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
44% Mixed
7 Ratings
7 Ratings
38% Negative
6 Ratings
6 Ratings
Still, it's almost impossible to entirely wreck this great chestnut of Broadway and film. Thanks mostly to the terrific songs, the animated version has transporting moments.
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Animated version of the Rogers & Hammerstein musical.
For adults, the film does, at least, offer up most of the lovely, schmaltzy Rodgers and Hammerstein score. Even here, though, the pleasure comes with a wearying price tag.
Broadway musical purists will shudder in horror, but parents will be whistling a happy tune that there's at least one acceptable pic out there for their kids.
Garish, animated junk.
It's a puzzlement how so many pros could have so wrecked one of the most beloved, hummably familiar movie musicals in the Rodgers and Hammerstein repertoire.
Still, it's almost impossible to entirely wreck this great chestnut of Broadway and film. Thanks mostly to the terrific songs, the animated version has transporting moments.
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Still, it's almost impossible to entirely wreck this great chestnut of Broadway and film. Thanks mostly to the terrific songs, the animated version has transporting moments.
Report
Production Company
Morgan Creek Entertainment,
Rankin/Bass Productions,
Nest Family Entertainment,
Rich Animation Studios
Release Date Mar 19, 1999
Duration 1 h 28 m
Rating G
Tagline The Extraordinary Adventure, The Magical Romance, The Musical Masterpiece
Awards
Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA
• 2 Nominations
London Critics Circle Film Awards
• 1 Nomination
Casting Society of America, USA
• 1 Nomination
