The King and I is a 1999 English-language Animation Family movie written by Oscar Hammerstein Ii, Arthur Rankin Jr., Peter Bakalian, Jacqueline Feather, David Seidler, Brian Nissen and Margaret Landon. The movie is directed by Richard Rich and produced by Peter Bakalian, Arthur Rankin, Jr. and James G. Robinson. Traveling to the exotic kingdom of Siam, English schoolteacher Anna Leonowens soon discovers that her most difficult challenge is the stubborn, imperious King himself. The king and i features Miranda Richardson, Martin Vidnovic, Ian Richardson, Darrell Hammond, Christiane Noll, Allen D. Hong and Robert Mcevilly. The screenplay is written by Peter Bakalian, Jacqueline Feather and David Seidler which is inspired from Anna and the King of Siam by Margaret Landon The King and I by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II. The music was composed by Richard Rodgers along with Oscar Hammerstein Ii and William Kidd. Editing was done by Joe Campana and Paul Murphy. The motion picture has a running time of 89 minutes. It was released on 19th March 1999. The King and I was made on a budget of $25 million and at the box office it grossed only $11 million. Distribution rights for the film were acquired by Warner Bros.