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The King and I

1999 animated film directed by Richard Rich
Movie film Q467516
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Summary

The King and I is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,985 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Director: Richard Rich[3]
  • Screenwriter: David Seidler[4]
  • Composer: Richard Rodgers[5]
  • Genre: musical film[6], fantasy film[7], family film[8], animated film[9]
  • Based on: Anna and the King of Siam[10], The King and I[11]
  • Producer: Arthur Rankin[12], James G. Robinson[13]
  • Production company: Morgan Creek Entertainment[14], Rankin/Bass Animated Entertainment[15], Nest Family Entertainment[16], Crest Animation Productions[17]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[18]
  • Soundtrack release: Q139645151[19]
  • Review score: 3.8/10[20], 29/100[21], 13%[22]
  • Color: color[23]
  • Country of origin: United States[24]
  • Publication date: January 1, 1999[25]
  • Voice actor: Miranda Richardson[26], Martin Vidnovic[27], Ian Richardson[28], Darrell Hammond[29]
  • Distributed by: Warner Bros. Entertainment[30]
  • Narrative location: Thailand[31]
  • Title: The King and I[32]
  • Has characteristic: film based on a novel[33]
  • After a work by: Margaret Landon[34], Richard Rodgers[35], Oscar Hammerstein II[36]
  • Different from: The King and I[37]
  • Duration: 90 minutes[38]
  • Fabrication method: traditional animation[39]
  • Box office: 11,993,021 Australian dollar[40]
  • CNC film rating (France): no age restriction[41]

Why It Matters

The King and I has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]

Related Entities

film Ian Richardson Miranda Richardson Oscar Hammerstein II Richard Rodgers Thailand The King and I United States

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . cnc.fr. cnc.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [42] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [43] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 3d ago · Moebeus · 2026-10-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Soundtrack release → Q139645151
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Soundtrack release: Q139645151"
  2. 9d ago · Kwayst · 2026-10-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 17
    P14724 → 19507614
    Wikipedia languages → ['bg', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fr', 'he', 'hu', 'hy', 'it', 'ja', 'ko', 'pl', 'pt', '
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ P14724: 19507614, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/302057408|The King and I (#302057408)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8232|Garance item (f"
  3. 8w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 23863
    P14759 → t1255
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Filmová databáze film id: 23863, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269265|batch #269265]]"
  4. 17w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Fabrication method → traditional animation
    Based on → Anna and the King of Siam, The King and I
    Aliases → —
    P14449 → 2559
    + 25 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38225|batch #38225]]: MovieLens IDs (part 1)"
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