Yul Brynner and Deborah Kerr perform "Shall We Dance" from The King and I

[@gaemlinsidoharthi]

Honestly, the skill and athleticism to be able to dance like that in a dress like that and make it look so effortless and graceful is astonishing. They’d probably motion capture and computer animate it these days.

[@sandyjuntunen4088]

There are many great dancers today who could do it well. Remember how well Patrick Swayze danced? There are only rare times now when dancers, singers, & actors are given the opportunities that were plentiful in that era, but there's a lot of them with great talent. Occasionally I see a clip from " Dancing with the Stars", some of them are a joy to watch for their grace & beauty. Maybe one day the industry will realize people want that again, & it will fully return? One can hope!

[@gaemlinsidoharthi]

@@sandyjuntunen4088 True. We can hope.

[@euniceahmet1756]

@@gaemlinsidoharthi the old time classics are the best . There wasn’t any of this computer imaging and tech in those days . It was all hard earned skill . And beautiful

[@twinkletoes6290]

@@gaemlinsidoharthiyou’re actually correct when you say it would be GCI or something done these days! In the so-called “live action” Beauty and the Beast, for whatever stupid reason, Emma Watson wore a dress that was way shorter than it should have been and nowhere near as full in the famous ballroom scene of Belle and Beast dancing. As a result, they went in and used CGI to make her dress fuller, lengthen it (though it still wasn’t as long or full as it should have been) and had to alter the dress movement to give it the sweep it was supposed to have and should have had. In reality, if the dress would have been the correct length and fullness, w enough layers of tulle or hooping, or a combo of both, the dress would have been a proper match to the cartoon and would have had the correct grand sweeping movements and swishes of the dress as they danced and as Belle moved about, even when not dancing. There was ZERO reasons to use any kind of CGI or do anything digital to the dress and its movements. They were just too damn lazy to do it correctly to begin w and relied on faking something w CGI and digital effects that did not need to be faked or enhanced at all bc it’s so very easy to naturally create it! As a retired professional ballerina, I lost my mind when I found this out. It’s ridiculous. FFS, relying and even thinking of using CGI and digitally altering a dress and the movement of the dress instead of having the proper costuming that would naturally have those effects and would match to the cartoon version is just beyond stupid, lazy, not creative at all and clearly demonstrates how Hollywood just doesn’t know how to make movies anymore at all. 🙄

[@gaemlinsidoharthi]

@@twinkletoes6290 my goodness! That is very strange for them to have done that.

[@antonetteallen2194]

That moment when he released her and they pause is the moment he realized he truly loved her, and she felt the same. The chemistry is palpable in these two characters. It always leaves me breathless.

[@usforsarah]

so true, and it's even sweeter the fact that they were really good friends in real life. deborah invited yul to her second wedding. it was a private small ceremony and he went.

[@Songbirdstress]

Watch their greatest film, the Journey. Fabulous.

[@tejaswoman]

Important to remember that's only true of the characters. Have learned over the years that many Thai are appalled at the way Anna Leonowens overstated her own role and the way the musical portrays one of their most progressive leaders as some kind of primitive.

[@antonetteallen2194]

@@tejaswoman That is to what I was referring.

[@johnbatch9276]

Yes antonètte

[@deborahbelcastro8139]

I got to go see him play this part on Broadway just before he past away. He could only do a few steps of this dance, but the audience stood and gave him a standing ovation. It was wonderful to see the respect he was given. He will always own this part.

[@EveRymanStimme]

Please read my comment above. Hope this request is ok.

[@h.calvert3165]

So glad this won him his Oscar. 🌟

[@lilgiggler35]

I got to see him in this part that February. He was truly magnificent. I was a performance I will never forget. /his wife was on the tour with him appearing as the chief wife

[@ditzygypsy]

I saw him too at that time in Vancouver, bc in the third row. He still did this entire dance scene. I think it was late summer when I saw him. I’ll have to check. As someone who really doesn’t care for anything Broadway, I was so excited to see this because I was a fan of his. He didn’t disappoint even though he clearly wasn’t well.

[@colleenhoover4327]

That must have been amazing and sad at the same time.

[@jenniferwintz2514]

The dress should have won an Oscar for best supporting actress for this scene. She was as fantastic as the king and Anna.

[@rocketmom60]

The only dress to come close is Lily James' dress in Cinderella.

[@Sigma0283]

Deborah Kerr's gowns each weighed between 30 and 40 pounds, due to all the pleats, hoops and petticoats. She also suffered continual bruising from the hoops in her skirt while filming this scene.

[@jenniferwintz2514]

@@Sigma0283 wow, I was not aware of that. The things people do for style! She gave an amazing performance as Anna.

[@tommoncrieff1154]

Irene Sharaff did win the Oscar for Best Costume Design (Color) for this movie. She also designed the original costumes for the stage version. This dress is near identical to the stage one and Gertrude Lawrence who originated the role of Anna and died during the run was buried in it.

[@jenniferwintz2514]

@@rocketmom60 haven't watched that version, but I can imagine

[@shake1shake]

I was 7 years old when I saw this scene and I said then "I want to do that!" In 1991, 20 years later I stood on a stage in college, looked into the audience and yelled "COME!" That was the absolute greatest moment of my life!

[@kat35lulu88]

How'd thAt turn out????

[@annesmom1]

How's your career doing?

[@cherylbranche1532]

In the sense that Yul Bryner uses "come, " it does not mean "eat (in Spanish.)"

[@Marcel_Audubon]

@@cherylbranche1532 huh??

[@BamaFan-vc4gn]

@@Marcel_Audubon yeah... huh?

[@ohifonlyx33]

Honestly, this dress is too iconic and majestic to be this overlooked.

[@-3lory]

It is rather amazing.

[@elisabethhopson5639]

And just as iconic as Marilyn Munroe's naked dress. This should be preserved and displayed for a very long time. How many of us have dreamed of such a dress?

[@axlrio]

Agreed!

[@franklesser5655]

Scandalous that so much of her upper torso was virtually naked.

[@nancylaughlin5369]

The dress is spectacular, one of my favorites in any movie.

[@Laceykat66]

Yul Brynner OWNS this role.

[@user-bj2lu9qt3o]

I guess he owned every role he played.

[@adrianloveslucius]

He owned all the roles he performed.

[@gailchypyha2781]

I miss him so much!! He was an amazing actor. The commercials he did about smoking came across very strong and to the point!!

[@seanniles9153]

Saw him perform this on stage before he died. He wanted to tour to selected cities with this amazing musical. He was frail, BUT, when it cam to this moment he took full control of the stage. Standing ovation for what seemed forever. When the music stopped, he waited when the applause ended, looked to the audience and he looked back to the young lady playing Anna, and said, with great command, “ONE MORE TIME!” The music was stronger, louder and he set the stage to blaze!! I tear up just thinking of that moment.

[@bettyparrot2464]

@@seanniles9153 Omg.

[@cynthiao.warner9979]

This movie, and particularly this song, was my favorite... I would clear the furniture out of the living room, take my daughters hands, and we would twirl around the room to dance together. Her smiles, laughter and giggles will be in my heart forever. You see... she had cerebral palsy. And I needed extra room to dance with her, in her wheelchair. She passed away in 2018, at the age of 53. She was, and still is, the love of my life.

[@carolinegodden4364]

Thanks for sharing the fun side of your beautiful, mother & daughter relationship. What fun that must have been. Wow it's great that you remember the joy 😂 of her presence, not the pain and endurance it does take for a mum or dad to carry on life , as best as they can with children who are inflicted with dis ease. Would be great for 🙏 wavers to lift all disease off children, in the name of OUR LORD, JESUS 🤶. Ah ha ha, my buddy 'CRACKERS' calls him JAYSUZ, it makes me laugh. May God Bless you and yours , all the days of your life. May you experience GREAT LOVE 😍 and happiness and the best of everything, in all your endeavours. And so it is And so it always shall be FOREVER MORE 💋 Catoline x Australia 🇦🇺 STRAYA

[@ruthdillon9663]

❤

[@robertoa.m.3984]

How wonderful! What a marvelous, magnificent memory!….you have earned heaven on earth!!! May Gd Bless you always!!

[@merriannmclain2120]

Perhaps she is now dancing with You and waiting for you

[@hannahlamppin7477]

What beautiful memories! You two obviously shared a very special bond.

[@kimberley1943]

The way he says "why you stop? You dance pretty! Go! Go on!!" is absolutely the nicest compliment ever

[@williampelto6095]

This is the most sensual scene in all of musical theatre history.

[@bawoman]

This and "The point of no return" from "Phantom of the Opera" have to be on top

[@NintenGamer]

This and the dance between Maria (Julie Andrews) and Captain von Trapp (Christopher Plummer) from The Sound of Music.

[@cherylbranche3890]

And Anna remained with modest decolletage.

[@TSharon400]

@@NintenGamer definitely

[@marialvarez384]

And when John Wayne finally kisses Maureen O’Hara on the threshold in The Quiet Man 😊

[@sarahd5488]

Such a fabulous film. Yul Brynner is gorgeous, Deborah Kerr elegant and stunning. They don’t make them like this anymore 🥰🙏🏻

[@Humble_abode-k2h]

Or weekends with family watching all these old films .I treasured them growing up.

[@nancygaliher635]

My f

[@arlettasloan6453]

The other version was a very good movie, much closer to truth in many ways. I am still disappointed they didn't have this scene in that movie.

[@anarcho-communist11]

Yes it's a great movie but I'll never watch it again because of the ending.😢

[@flickrebeat8936]

I'm just glad the Person Who designed their dresses won an Oscar ❤

[@MediaLover194]

I can see why this got its Oscar for Costume Design because the gown is so hypnotizing during the dance itself.

[@lionessmummy4418]

MediaLover194 the skirt on my wedding dress wasn’t this full, but I did tell the seamstress that I wanted a skirt modeled after the one in this scene. I told her when in doubt add more!

[@jwpaulson2360]

And then filming a dance sequence in that gown under god only knows how many klieg lights for god only knows how many takes!!

[@carefulpilgrim]

yes, it's so shimmery!

[@hijodelaisla275]

I vaguely remember reading that it weighed a lot. Silk.

[@WinterNightingale]

THE WAY HE LOOKS AT HER. *Dies internally* Yul Brynner will always be the King for me. What an outstanding actor he was. And Deborah is absolutely brilliant in this film, their chemistry were amazing!! And of course, Marni's voice is so, so lovely! Love this film so much, wish I could have born in their era so that I could see this man performing this on Broadway live!!

[@LeaFsinger74]

***** I KNOOOOOWWWWW! sigh :)

[@Elizannchan]

SO DO I!! Lol

[@Isildun9]

He actually won an Oscar and two Tony's for the role of The King. He played the role on stage over 2,000 times in his career. He will always be The King to me, as well.

[@charlesneely]

You know knows a or short live TV series back in the 70s starring you were brother and some British actress I forgot her name it was short-lived attempt it making it into a series what's your brother agreed to do but it got canceled so it might be here on KZbin Somewhere The King and I the series

[@cherylbranche3890]

Tasteful desire and inquiry. would have wanted to be born during the period. NO ALWAYS with wings could have made menstruation a challenge.

[@ceretomer5987]

God, I wish they would start making musicals like this again.

[@manuelorozco7760]

This classic sparked my appreciation of the Golden Age. And I know how you feel even though I’m a millennial.

[@carolmcswain2206]

Me too!!

[@amethystcook7259]

Something fella magical and pure about this es musicals and make them fell like they had true feelings about each other then one person is sexy and is not banging. You know? Food for thought….

[@Pashasmom1]

There is no talent to match that of the great Yul Brynner and Deborah Kerr. All todays' so called performers want to do is twerk half naked.

[@rosej5029]

Im glad God made musicals like this to begin with and that there is KZbin to view iconic and beutiful scenes like this for generations to come.

[@lyndagwyer8842]

With a smouldering look he approaches her, hand outstretched. Her bosom rising she waits in anticipation. “Come , we do it again” and a brilliant smile. Oh it’s breathtaking just to watch.

[@vinnievanwham82]

Extremely well put. 😊

[@mca1218]

Probably the most remembered scene in the film. It goes from a gentle flirtation to absolute fireworks at 3:09, when the king merely utters, "were not holding two hands like this." I saw this in a theater at 18 and remember 'uh-ohs' and hollers from the audience, perhaps all of us experiencing "sexual tension" in a film for the first time. And Yul Brynner, chrome-dome and all, had the swagger, innocence, and cock-of-the-walk approval of every woman in that theater- including my date. And as far as the lovely Deborah Kerr was concerned, I was just impressed that she could polka in a champagne-pewter hoop skirt. What a scene!!

[@klillym1461]

Major Skills!

[@Alusnovalotus]

I hear it was draped silk. Heavy thing. But gorgeous!

[@pickyour]

Damn I enjoyed this comment so much. Thank you for sharing!

[@sandyjuntunen4088]

That bald head was shaved for the movie, he had a head full of black hair. It was so attractive he kept it shaved the rest of his career. Some women find bald men very sexy, my sister is one so I know it's true. It sure worked for Brynner.

[@pickyour]

@@sandyjuntunen4088 Yul Brynner def. Started my obsession with shaven head

[@ningsojourning]

What I love about this clip is when he blurts out "romance", and she suddenly realizes it could be that she is beginning to fall in love with him. Wonderful moment.

[@IlaughedIcried]

YES! No one talks about that moment, but I catch it every time! That he points and joins in on "romance"! And a second after the fact, Anna realizes he's done so, and spins around, parsing that he might be more...attuned to her than she first thought. It's so great.

[@traceeteeter9875]

@@IlaughedIcried Sigh ❤️

[@Bigashify]

I am a fat, old, bald, straight Scotsman, but I cannot help but notice, what a stunningly beautiful man Yul Brynner was.

[@downbntout]

Well, a bold stare and a fit body worked well for him. And being bald just made him more chiseled

[@lindalcoomes]

@@downbntout He was only 5'8" barefooted. He seemed much taller most of the time. Charlton Heston's 6'3" got tricky.

[@joankittredge2052]

Well said, I appreciate your humor and honesty!

[@cherylbranche1532]

Indeed. And those calves.

[@RokiMowntinHi]

@@cherylbranche1532 - with the slow walk.... really emphasizes them. Just a beautiful specimen of male anatomy.

[@amadeusamwater]

Yul's stage training shows in this scene. Stage trained actors always know how to dance, and sing, even if they don't have the best voices.

[@Songbirdstress]

Yul sang beautifully. Check out his record.

[@starrynikki]

The chemistry between them is simply perfect.

[@rudolftrost3534]

Almost 60 years later, this still gets to me...

[@davidparsons6077]

Me too. Simply amazing.

[@callie1330]

love this scene

[@cynthialyman2636]

I think it might get to me five minutes after I no longer have a pulse.

[@margaretfarmer8184]

@@cynthialyman2636 ditto!

[@timarnold7239]

My mom was friends with Margaret McEathron (Marni Nixon) when she was still a child. Through the years, my mom was so proud of her friend's accomplishments supplying the singing voices of so many actresses in so many epic classic films like this one. The people, including my mom, are all passed away, but their accomplishments remain.

[@janetleslie3917]

That was Marni Nixon singing? Lovely lovely. She did so many beautiful movies.

[@maggiekelly4055]

Yes, Marni’s voiced was used for Deborah Kerr’s singing in this film and in many other films (for Audrey Hepburn in My Fair Lady). She was amazing.

[@notgadot]

@@maggiekelly4055 hepburn was a brit

[@oliverbrownlow5615]

@@maggiekelly4055 Marni also sang for Natalie Wood in the original *West Side Story* (1961), and she sang for Deborah Kerr a second time in *An Affair to Remember* (1957), but not everyone realizes she had an onscreen role as Sister Sophia in *The Sound of Music* (1965).

[@dianamontijo41]

My favorite scene in the whole movie. I Love how her dress flows. I Love Yul Brynner's character. If there is a more incurable hopeless romantic than me out there, please raise your hand. I Love, Love, Love this movie!

[@cynthia2553]

Me too!!! I could watch this scene a million times and never get tired of it!!!

[@lauriedavis5137]

✋🏻. I ❤❤❤❤❤ this movie and this dance scene!!!

[@notgadot]

British film production

[@tiffsaver]

Of all the versions of this great play, there will only be ONE king, and that's Yul. RIP.

[@WakandaBabe]

+tiffsaver I agree although Chow Young Fat in 'Anna and the King' movie is definitely a close second. Not a musical but, oh my Lord, was he sexy as the king! And I cried my eyes out (as did everyone else in the theatre) at the end!

[@tiffsaver]

+ohsnapiam59 Saw it. And I heard that Ken Watanabe was excellent on Broadway. But no one... NO ONE will ever out class the true King, Yul Brynner.

[@jdlazar]

+tiffsaver I saw Ken Watanabe on Broadway...he was very good...but just not in the same league as Yul Brynner.

[@perpieta]

+tiffsaver So true. For this role--and also Stanley Kowalksi in Streetcar--the definitive performances are untouchable!

[@xenaurora]

tiffsaver wait, he's dead?! I did not know this!

[@markhager2216]

For all the swooning in here, don’t underestimate the musical arrangement to help drive attention to the “hand around the waist”...things go fairly quiet, then a HUGE string intro and the orchestra sweeps in to a FULL dance score. And the cinematography and the costuming and Yul and all that, but the music at that point drives us all the way through the number.

[@FF-ub7bn]

I've had the idea that in order to really appreciate what music brings to life in cinema- that perhaps there needs to be a national day of films without music for people to really see how much music drives the energy. What would the film be without that?

[@onwednesdayswewearpink2761]

It all together works for me

[@Cobbsouth]

Yes, and that chord when he says "Not holding two hands like this!" And suddenly everything changes.😍

[@Cobbsouth]

@@FF-ub7bn many years ago, when my now-grown kids were small, "Reading Rainbow" featured a book called "Mama Don't Allow [No Music Playin' 'Round Here]" (which, perhaps not coincidentally, my daughter has used in children's programs at the museum where she works). The whole episode was centered around music, and in one segment, they talked about incidental music. To demonstrate, they showed a short clip of an alligator (since the book's main character was an alligator) walking along the edge of a body of water. Then they added different music to it, first menacing, then silly, etc., showing how the same short film conveyed an entirely different mood, depending on the music playing.

[@lynryall1317]

You obviously don't get it lol shame ...

[@dawnwelch6579]

I love how Yul breaks the 4th wall with “Something wrong...” So adorable!

[@EveRymanStimme]

Wow. I have only watched this clip about 400 times, only to realize that this is the first time that the king has understood that you can approach a women from the point of view of romance, love, that certain "je ne se quoi." What an eye opener for him. And for me. It explains Yul's entire performance. It explains the intoxication of this entire scene. Wow.

[@Songbirdstress]

Yul was iconic.

[@hijodelaisla275]

"a women"

[@EveRymanStimme]

@@hijodelaisla275 thanks! I am usually the stickler, and I am glad you noted that! (Houw many people do you think have no idea what we're talking about? Or should I say "know idea"?

[@hijodelaisla275]

@@EveRymanStimme You should not. Your gracious response and presence here for this splendid musical number have branded you as a person of quality!

[@nunyabeezwacks1408]

@@hijodelaisla275These days, no one on the left side of the aisle can even define what a woman is, anymore.

[@alan30189]

How he danced at the second part of this dance, without tripping and falling all over that dress, is incredible.

[@rcnelson]

Exactly.

[@cherylbranche3890]

Methinks the dress was cut higher in the front to allow for ample space fore the feet to find the floor. In fact the scene prepares us for the great turn around the ballroom. Anna gathers the skirt in her right hand to show the floor in front. During the polka the leader does not make many tiny moves. There is easily eighteen inches between his feet and hers. It is a though the male gives the skirt room.

[@kymkantaris5005]

When he slippes his hand around her waist.... .my heart !!!

[@anacletwilliams8315]

My heart too !!!

[@bonnieeyde6443]

I just watched it again on KZbin, and I have tears streaming down my face!

[@sandib.-hd7on]

@@bonnieeyde6443i’m watching it now! i had to stop to post this dance on facebook! 🎶♥️

[@TheBluRayCritic]

One of the most beautiful dance scenes in cinema history!

[@jjvon4071]

TheBluRayCritic someone hasn't seen beauty and the beast

[@emz10000]

or Maria and the Captain dancing the Laendler in the courtyard in the Sound of Music

[@manuelorozco7760]

em. The Sound of Music and the King & I are equally wonderful movies

[@marymolina8748]

Yes in deed

[@BiBi121296PA]

Not for nothing they were both produced by Rodgers & Hammerstein :)

[@Bleu_Saphire]

Yuli Brynner ... What a man!! What a voice! 💜 OMG!

[@Aiqipao]

From the moment she realizes he's going to put his arm around her waist, until she ends up spinning breathlessly against the pillar... might be the most sumptuous minute of cinematography in the history of motion pictures.

[@ninahettema6427]

SO TRUE!!!!

[@robynm7221]

The moment he reached out his hand to take her tiny waist and pull her close, she was breathing hard. Ladies most of us have had this feeling at least once in our lives! Loved it! Thank you for uploading! My favorite scene ever!!

[@null0byte573]

"...might be the most sumptuous minute of cinematography in the history of motion pictures." There's a _reason_ it features on many, MANY "best of" clips of movies from all over the place.

[@stevetessier6568]

This film is simply superb upon so many levels.

[@patriciareynolds7441]

I was twelve years old when I first saw this movie and fell in love with Yul Brenner. Cried all the way a I walked a mile home. Still makes me cry.

[@WakandaBabe]

When he puts his hand around her waist...oh my!

[@thomascapitalmgt]

ohsnapiam59 EXACTLY

[@archaeogeek25]

ohsnapiam59 I literally swoon every time! :)

[@Irishwoods1]

+ohsnapiam59 YES! After all my years of watching movies, that moment is still at the top and I've been known to go back and watch it again! The entire scene is the one of the best in movie history.

[@alyssamartinez4704]

The epitome of sexual tension. And then she submits by putting her arms behind her back, at first in bashful shock, then almost leaning toward him unintentionally, exposing her decolltage. Makes me squeal inside every time.

[@odiemodie1]

After watching this scene and then reading these comments, I 'm gonna need someone to shoot me down with a dang firehose... 😳

[@margeryirvin1857]

In 1953 I saw Yul Brynner in that show in New York. I am 89 now and love having the movie version to watch.

[@olivejohansson6779]

Rilly!!

[@grievousangelic]

That stunning Irene gown is as much a character in the scene as Kerr and Brynner. The fabric moves with the dance and the suppleness of it flowed like water. An absolutely matchless piece of cinema costume design. Wow, wow, wow.

[@helenanderson4886]

This never gets old. So romantic.

[@lucyloo2520]

I STILL get goosebumps, every time I watch this. As he reaches ever so slowly for her waist... swoon!!!!

[@nursezeldafan4639]

“Splendid, splendid! *slumps* You throw me off count!” That part KILLS me!!! 😂😂😂

[@eileenschenck1264]

Almost 5000 performances on Broadway. Wonderful to give so much pleasure to so many and be a Star. Brilliant set design, costuming and acting. Once I flew from L.A. to Las Vegas and was told that Yul Brynner was on the flight...yes,....he was in the seat behind me... our eyes met and he did not want to be recognized and fawned over...was trying to be as withdrawn sitting so low in the seat and being as inconspicuous as he could....I honored his wish.

[@LazyDaisyDay88]

I. WANT. THAT. DRESS. I shall wear it to work on dress down Fridays......

[@happymimi16]

+piggyduff yeah it's so pretty

[@honestbutugly]

+piggyduff imagine wearing that dress anywheres without someone stepping in it , and ruining it

[@fieryheadedgirl]

+piggyduff I could sell you one awfully similar. I bought one for a ball and no longer need it. I'm a size zero (UK size 6) and it's silvery blue, huge skirt, same sleeves. Let em know and I can share photos of it with you.

[@khm1968mo]

deborah was buried in that dress

[@sakume7969]

Size zero? Good luck with that. I've met very few size zero people in my life. Not saying they're not out there, but I don't see em often, especially not here in America, assuming that's where piggyduff is. Keep it for yourself and you'll probably get more use out of it.

[@darcyemorawski4751]

To this day one of the theater's most magical scenes - romantic, but crackling with barely restrained passion.

[@cherylbranche3890]

Compared to today, the passion was in a dark cage.

[@forestbathing4443]

And the music...It’s all so scrumptious. But I love your description of it being magical and “ crackling with energy “. I agree but when I fell in love with the movie as a child these things went WAY over my head!

[@denisbrown5311]

They could make a zillion remakes of this and NOBODY would ever beat Yul Brynner as the King!

[@manuelorozco7760]

Paramount has been developing a remake for two years.

[@Pashasmom1]

@@manuelorozco7760 They can forget it. Nobody can ever recreate what Yul Brynner created.

[@manuelorozco7760]

@@Pashasmom1 I mean I’m open to seeing it for proper Asian representation

[@pinkiesue849]

Yul Brenner will always be Pharaoh to me.

[@sharonwhite908]

I fell in love as a young girl. I so wanted to dance this with him! I was blessed to see him in Chicago for that final tour. I remember being mesmerized watching him. At one point someone in the audience was taking flash photos. He was not happy as it is not allowed. Never breaking character, he hold them to cease or he would leave the stage. It was the coolest thing and thankfully they stopped taking pictures. At the end of the performance, they brought our a cake and sang happy birthday to him. I was thrilled to know we shared a birthday. It was amazing to see him.

[@pilotgal6191]

Yul Brynner...sigh! It’s not just his look and presence. It’s his voice. When he puts his hand on her waist and commands, “Come!” Wow.

[@cherylbranche3890]

What Yul did not say in the first waist adventure, he utters in the next.

[@joankittredge2052]

His eyes say it all!

[@dillj1000]

What a magnificence performance by Deborah Kerr. She played the role flawlessly. Why are there no more actresses like her today????

[@blackwingy]

There weren't many like her then, either!

[@thomasjorge4734]

Or Irene Dunne, the American Deborah Kerr?

[@oliverbrownlow5615]

@@thomasjorge4734 Interesting you should mention Irene Dunne, because she played Anna in the non-musical film *Anna and the King of Siam* (1946), based on the same source material, opposite -- of all people! -- Rex Harrison as the King. But perhaps you already knew this.

[@SusanCowan-eb1tq]

Nope

[@MargaretBlyth]

What did you expect. As a fellow Scot i was so proud of her

[@thefabulousthomasj]

Oh, that supernatural moment, when Yul Brynner pauses and puts his hand around Deborah Kerr's waist and they take off and really dance! That is an iconic moment in film, to me, and one of the sexiest, too! Bravo!!!

[@edithrebeccajonesthomas9325]

Viky singing what several classmates wanted her to sing.

[@Musicvideoslikeapro]

Taking in all of the complexities and nuance of this movie and this musical in a modern light, this scene still showcases such beauty and grace and imprinted on me the moment I saw it.

[@broadwaymelody33]

I was 5 when I saw this scene. When Yul wrapped his hand around her waist, that was when I stopped thinking boys had cooties.

[@irisgutfeld9681]

Kids won't understand movies without cell phones

[@youleftyourgoogleaccopenon5471]

I just made practically that same comment! When he reached his hand out to touch her waist? One of the sexiest things I’ve ever seen

[@youleftyourgoogleaccopenon5471]

HR1 haaa me? What disgusts you

[@qiuwbr091]

broadwaymelody33 - you were wrong😆

[@alyajewellery]

I think he was my first crush ever, I want to say I was 5 but I was probably older.

[@shihlin1]

At 3:30, note the long sequence was filmed as one long take, no piece-together edits like they would do today. One of the most breathtaking cinematic moments ever!

[@blessOTMA]

shihlin1, excellent point. The long take builds the tension.

[@andresuston7692]

They were STILL editing and cutting separate pieces together back then. They just WANTED to do it that way for this sequence.

[@cherylbranche3890]

Yep, the no cuts makes the scene rich and focused and embraced, no dismembered.

[@psusanwestlake5510]

She was a.ballet dancer and it certainly shows in this scene. Wonderful performance and both so beautiful .

[@mariasharp815]

Wow.The moment when Yul Brynner places his hand on Deborah Kerr's waist! Goosebumps.

[@CraftyLadyLinda]

Maria Sharp Right!?!?!?!? I hold my breath every time!

[@cherylbranche3890]

OH! Jesus! Though what she probably felt was two or three fingers of pressure on the right flank and a flexion at the elbow ONLY to create the slow, inviting, and gentle tug.

[@jaymetcalfe8540]

Yul Brynners performance takes this movie from being a good, solid film, to being a wonderfully amazing film. His performance has such an energy to it that he lifts the whole film.

[@terrywade3696]

I had the great honor and privilege to see Yul Brynner preform “The King and I” live at The Pantages Theater in Hollywood, California in 1979! I cannot tell you how wonderful he was on stage! He “milked” every scene for all it was worth! He almost asked the audience to join in. I already knew the film by heart, so to see him “ham it up” right in front of me was so much fun! The only disappointment was the Pantages stage is really too small for the ballroom polka scene, so they had to reign in the dance & watch their footing to stay on stage! But what a performance he gave! I will always treasure getting to see him on stage doing his best role, done with his best effort. Long live The King!

[@ernestmoney7252]

How beautiful this is. 1956. It was a Golden Age for musicals, but at the time we did not realize it. We thought it would go on forever. Now we can only look back in wonder.

[@jenniferhiemstra5228]

Real.talk. This is my favorite R and H musical...ugh, it's just written so cleverly and the music is always timeless!!! R and H musicals are like the 'little black dress" always in style and relevant!!

[@marialupemelendez9919]

What a musical and lets not forget the movie "the Journey" with Brynner and Kerr a year or two later!!

[@manuelorozco7760]

This was one of my first exposures to the Golden Age of movie musicals.

[@manuelorozco7760]

My favorite Rogers and Hammerstein musicals are Oklahoma and Cinderella. I was going to include State Fair but I have not seen the Broadway adaptation.

[@oliverbrownlow5615]

1956 was an amazing year in that it saw the release of two Rodgers and Hamnerstein film adaptations *(Carousel* and *The King and I),* as well as Cecil B. DeMille's Biblical epic, *The Ten Commandments,* in which Yul Brynner played a leading role.

[@elainebmack]

I had the rare experience of performing in the pit orchestra for the "The King and I" in Yul Brynner's final national tour in Chicago. He was very ill with lung cancer, yet he never missed a performance. There were times, though, when he felt less able to perform certain parts of his role because of his health issues, and this scene was one of them. The wonderful actress (whose name I cannot remember unfortunately), had to literally carry Yul Brynner around the stage during this scene, his lack of foot movement camouflaged by her wide dress. The audience never knew, and we musicians never revealed it to them.

[@marieela1840]

You were extremely privileged x

[@joanne4758]

@@marieela1840 - I still remember dancing with my son (who is now 26) around the room to this song.. E Mack - what a legacy. Rgs to you both New Zealand

[@Marcel_Audubon]

rare experience? he played the same role for 40 years. The rare experience would be a musician of your age who did NOT ever play in his pit.

[@sheilacouroyer4243]

E Mack I remember seeing him in London........he came on stage......there was an aura, you just saw him. And, near where I live in France, there are places, sports grounds.....he left money to.............how strange, fascinating to see Stade Yul Brynner in Bonnesbosq...................

[@netram28]

Was the actress Mary Beth Peil? I saw her in Brynner's final tour in Boston. She was wonderful.

[@kegbot1]

This is simply good for the soul. My mother played Anna in a local theatre production of the musical in 1958, four years before I was born. I try to imagine her in this number and . . . I really can't but I think it may have been one of the greatest moments in her life.

[@amiefortman7220]

Dear God, these two have the intensely beautiful chemistry I have ever seen. Bravo!

[@samueldavidrucker7514]

It just doesn't get any better. Immortal. This clip will never grow old!

[@ShellyOB1]

Oh, my word. I am a senior woman who saw this movie as a child. After all these decades? This scene is still the most sizzling, sensuous, fanning myself, few moments in film history.

[@jwpaulson2360]

"Senior" male here and you basically took the words right outa my mouth, Hon.

[@annahgibbus8]

@@jwpaulson2360 just turned 60 almost a senior and I haven’t seen this since I was a child when the sensuality went right over my head. Lol Absolutely Beautiful!

[@traceeteeter9875]

I’m 43 and this is my perfect idea of love. ❤️

[@cherylbranche3890]

Yes, I too. With every passing year the Hotazel, South Africa cannot not be more exciting.

[@hijodelaisla275]

Hand to pearls!

[@monalisamartinez2628]

I’ve been so sick the past several days and the only thing that has been able to get me up is hearing Yul Brenner saying, “1,2,3 and 1,2,3” and it’s helped! Not every time, but it’s helped💕💕💕 Thanks for the encouragement Mr Brenner 😃

[@timm2424]

One of the greatest scenes in any movie ever.

[@shawnnorman3822]

I agree. Could you recommend more for me?

[@zackstark24601]

100% Agree All Rodgers and Hammerstein films had great scenes but this stands as one of the top scenes in any R & H Film

[@tabithareichl3529]

I love this movie so much. I can't decide what I'm more impressed with: The fact that she can dance in that dress, or the fact that she can keep up with his galloping pace in that dress.

[@pondgazer1]

This is fabulous; absolutely timeless. Rogers and Hammerstein are a incomparable; their music and lyrics are beautifully mesmerizing.

[@notgadot]

*mesmeriSing

[@jamiekenney4193]

This scene had so much passion in it. The way he put out his hand was so intense. Her dress was so unbelievable beautiful. They have done different versions of this movie over the yrs and no other dress came close to this dress. Debra karr, and yul. Brenner brought such a unique chemistry. I still love this movie!!!

[@valkyriesardo278]

The magnificent Yul Brynner, so much power, so much presence. The air around him crackles. She begins her song and he moves so slowly, stalking her like a panther. There are few tiny men who can look so masterful wearing twinkly jammies and steering around a skirt as big as a circus tent. And yet he was comical too, unafraid to appear ridiculous, even more disarming for his silliness.

[@cherylbranche3890]

Hell, let's face the man is virile AND masterful.

[@gamesport88]

Magic. That's the best way to describe Rodgers and Hammerstein musicals. MAGIC!!!!

[@kimpulsipher647]

I saw him live on Broadway in King and I just before he died and he looked just the same. A wonderful actor!

[@KentHewittpiano88]

What can one say?: "the power of dance and the power of movies'!" ...and 2 great stars.

[@barbaraalauro]

Funnily enough, Mr. Hewitt, I just finished watching one of your videos, and came to this video to listen to this wonderful piece of music I'm so in love with, and I find you here! Thank you for sharing your charming gift, I'm not yet an acceptable player, but won't give up and with your help I hope to be able to play the music I love.

[@anniemaull5605]

Such style.

[@salscandura6059]

Wonderfully romantic scene and music.

[@mrg7407]

Yes, Think Of all the Talent needed to pull this off. Carpenters Electrcians Editors Dubbing etc etc AMAZIN

[@inesdeerausquin5658]

... And a costumer who was an absolute genius!!! That dress is a huge part of what makes this scene so unforgettable...

[@bethbrittenbach3301]

I watch this at least once a month. Deborah's dress is so beautiful and their chemistry is soooo good. They just don't make movies like this any more. It makes me smile on my worst days. Thanks Yul and Deborah!

[@annefrazer815]

This role was made for him. He was perfect in it.

[@jwpaulson2360]

It's interesting that he became so identified with the role when the show was originally written as a star vehicle for Gertrude Lawrence, who lost her battle with cancer during the show's run.

[@adeleziminski6696]

Definitely one of the greatest moments in musical theater!

[@judithdeprisco9364]

Not long before he passed away, I saw Yul Brynner as the King when the nearby university hosted three shows. He was wonderful. The entire production was, really, but he commanded the stage. Although the dance wasn’t nearly as energetic as in the film, his posture and blazing dark eyes were mesmerizing. As others have said, he was born to play the King.

[@tabifox5689]

This man had to be the heart throb of 1956. He's making my heart shake! The gestures are so simple, but they make it so beautiful and romantic. I was melting during this scene! 😍

[@carjam49]

His calves, his gorgeous outfit, his intensity. I enjoyed this very much.

[@SR-zp4je]

carole james I’m glad someone else noticed the calves 😍

[@steffigavin9152]

@@SR-zp4je Me too. He was major HOT.

[@IlaughedIcried]

@@SR-zp4je I noticed too! And the fact that he wasn't even wearing supportive shoes to frolic around that hard floor.

[@musicmann059]

I just feel in love. I'm 56 years old and I've never seen a Deborah Kerr movie until last week. I work nights and when I have down time, I watch movies on Netflix. I decided to watch "Heaven Knows Mr. Allison." I enjoyed it so much and being introduced to Deborah Kerr, I decided to watch "An Affair To Remember" and "From Here To Eternity." After watching this clip from "The King And I," I will be collecting Deborah Kerr movies. I read that she was nominate six times for an Oscar but never won. Finally, in 1994, she was awarded an Honorary Oscar. She may have been over looked in receiving an award for her wonderful movies however, as I am now a fan of this wonderful actress, she will be remembered as one of the best performers in her movies and our hearts. Now, I'm going to go to Amazon.com and start buying her movies. Thank you for sharing this amazing scene from "The King And I."

[@2legit64]

+robert london Welcome to the Deborah Kerr fan club! Notice my KZbin photo. Yes, that's how much of a fan I am. In real life I'm a middle-aged Black woman. LOL! There are a whole bunch of us out here. I've seen all of her films and own most of them, therefore, I know that you have many hours of viewing pleasure ahead of you. "The Night of the Iguana" is one of my all-time-faves. If you cannot find some of her films, please check with your local library. They may have them or can get them through interlibrary loan. I work at a public library and I borrowed the majority of them before I bought them. I ended up buying about 40 of them. There are a couple that I"m still on the fence about and the rest were either ones that I didn't care for or her role was too small to warrant buying them. Enjoy and please let me know what you think.

[@musicmann059]

thank u for ur feed back. I am so much enjoying the classics. I love watching TCM Sometimes, they will have a marathon where they will play an actress or actor collection of movies. Please write back when u can and let me know who else you like and what favorite movies of yours. I am also a Audrey Hepburn fanatic. I just love her and the wonderful person she seemed to be. I loved her in Sabrina, Roman Holiday, and Breakfast At Tiffany's. I'm also a huge Cary Grant fan. Well take care and happy movie watching

[@RMSOLYMPIC1935]

+2legit64 Oh wow, someone else who loves her also! I saw 'The King and I' when I was just a kid, got in from the library, and afterward, I just loved Deborah Kerr. Not only was she an amazing actress, but just by her roles alone, and the personality she had in them, she just seemed like an amazing and sweet woman in general. 'An Affair to Remember', 'Tea & Sympathy'... I've seen a few of her films, and she was just wonderful. It's good to come across another fan.

[@murrayaronson3753]

+robert london Check out the 1947 British film BLACK NARCISSUS in glorious technicolor. Deborah Kerr plays an Anglican nun running a mission in the Himalayas; it's an outstanding movie.

[@musicmann059]

Thank you for sharing. I'll try to find it on you tube or on amazon. hope you r well. I really enjoyed Heaven knows Mr. Allison. and I'm also a huge fan of my favorite lady, Audrey Hepburn.

[@jamesmcinnis208]

That set, that liquid dress, that tension, and, of course, that joyous song - what a combination! "Come. We'll do it again!"

[@HawkinaBox]

I'm glad my mom showed me this film. It really taught me how to appreciate the past generation.

[@ffmm2078]

♥️

[@Alexis-ol1fj]

I get goosebumps every single time. Beautiful scene and most memorable.

[@jjaffa]

Epitomizes Hollywood glamour and Broadway magic. Deborah Kerr is unforgettable.

[@pnaltd.9136]

quite possibly THE greatest moment in musical movie history

[@Kate-lk6tw]

It’s one of the great scenes in film.

[@theresebohn8966]

When that giant mushroom of a gown starts bouncing when she's in his arms and they circle the room it just makes my heart sing!

[@forestbathing4443]

I know..it’s hard to stop from smiling at that point 👍

[@larrymartin7479]

This number is definitely a showstopper. I saw Yul Brynner and Constance Towers perform in "The King and I" on Broadway. The dance brought the house down.

[@manuelorozco7760]

If I had a time machine, I would travel back to watch both Yul Brynner and Lou Diamond Phillips as the King.

[@AngelicaAgelviz]

What girl HASN'T dreamt of being swept around a ballroom in an opulent dress like this? Sigh. So much romance and joy in one scene.

[@mlh4711]

i was a small child when this came onto the screens and we couldn't afford to go to the cinema - but we did eventually get a tv. The entire family settled down to watch this and I was spellbound. From that momnet on I watched all of the musicals - Oliver! West Side Story. 7 Brides For 7 Brothers. Sound of Music.............so many wonderful and iconic movies. My love for musicals stayed with me my entire life and I'm 62 y/o now. I still watch them and sing along to them. This particular scene is just out of this world and must be one the most iconic scenes in any movie - certainly in any musical anyway. The songwriting, the production, the casting............their performances..............it could not have come together any better than it did. its a masterpiece!

[@TheDoctor394]

Yul Brynner had incredible presence.

[@palbeau1058]

Gee - ya think?

[@manuelorozco7760]

The only two movies I've seen with him are this one and Magnificent Seven

[@mkaplan1383]

@@manuelorozco7760 Mine was Ten Commandments, this film, and The Buccaneer (my favorite).

[@manuelorozco7760]

DisneyTimeLord Never seen the other two

[@mkaplan1383]

@@manuelorozco7760 The Buccaneer from 1958 had mixed reviews but I thoroughly enjoyed it. The Ten Commandments is a Biblical story about Moses and Yul plays Pharaoh Rameses. Interesting enough, both actors Yul Brynner and Charleston Heston were acting together in both The Ten Commandments and The Buccaneer.

[@fionacampbell385]

Went to see The King and I at the London Palladium.. it was Yul Brynner’s 3000th performance and it was absolutely magical… Virginia McKenna took Anna’s role… one of my favourite memories ever!

[@allisonscott259]

Same here, great wasn't it, I'm 55 still one of my favourite memories, my Dad took me & my sister, felt like a really special occasion & it really was xx

[@rachelkurszewski4676]

I don't know if anyone will see this comment, I know this video came out a while ago. But this Musical hold such a special place in my heart. My last theater performance that I was in before I graduated from high school was The King and I. In which I had the honor of playing the role of Anna Leonowens, so many amazing memories were made in this play. And this scene in itself was one of the most terrifying and exciting things I had to do, (just by watching the tension in this scene, I'm guessing you can guess why), this movie overall is beautiful with such soul touching songs, this is something I will never forget.

[@brendaflower7790]

Isn't it amazing what impact these films have? I remember being taken to see it in the cinema and was mesmerised.I have just stumbled on these clips and I am still thrilled by the music. I guess you are on the other side of the Atlantic or the pond as we call it. Have a cool Yule, best wishes.

[@billcook4768]

So tell us about the guy playing the King :)

[@stellajennings2265]

Never get tired of watching this brilliant movie brilliant performance from wonderful people.❤💙

[@mgarcia2445]

My all-time favorite scene/song from my favorite Broadway show...with "The Sound of Music" and "Fiddler on the Roof" trailing close behind. I got to see it twice, both with Yul Brynner. What an amazing talent. And he was hot! ;)

[@greenie95125]

I played the King as a senior in high school (1979), which was one of the best experiences of my life. Brenner was still touring with the show before his death. I still get goosebumps when I see Yul do this scene (and others).

[@madisonwaycaster9832]

I want a man to look at me the way Yul Brynner looked at Deborah Kerr when he reached for her waist

[@earnestblofeld7905]

I want a woman to look at me the way....you know the rest.

[@archington1851]

What like he wanted to murder her

[@Theaterkidhormii]

That’s my impossible dream😂

[@kelly3014]

Legit.

[@ritathomson9764]

I was so blessed my husband did look at me that way and he was not acting💗 miss him😥

[@mathrem1961]

This is just perfection . Exactly what ART should be. This will never get old.

[@samueldavidrucker7514]

It's rare and precious when the music and the visual are both so perfect. This scene seems like a glimpse of heaven

[@aminsadeghpour1549]

I fell in love with this scene the first time I saw the movie with my family. I remember that night perfectly: It was in January of 91. I was seven years old. my family had come back to the United States after a year-and-a-half in Nicaragua. I had to go to the hospital for a heart surgery. The night before I went to the hospital my dad rented the vhs for my family from the library. I remember setting on the sofa watching the movie. It quickly became one of my favorite musicals

[@jdewitt77]

I was lucky to see Yul Brynner in 1977 in this play when it was revived on Broadway. He was fantastic although much older.

[@candycane9007]

jdewitt77 I too saw him on Broadway in 1977 with Constance Towers as Ana. He was In his late 50's and gorgeous!

[@julietarichardson1671]

jdewitt77 &

[@bluecollarlit]

I saw that show in Boston, autumn 1981. I was so fortunate.

[@bettetindel8416]

I was so fortunate to see Yul Brynner in The King & I on Broadway 3 months before he died. He was outstanding!!!

[@nicholaskearney678]

Explain why he wad so wowderful on this post. I remember this movie when I was a child, captivated by; a School teacher and Yul, crossing barriers by dance.

[@lompocjoe]

What a song! What a pair of great actors! What a dance! What a dress! What perfection!!!

[@katherinekunker1419]

I remember my parents renting this from the early days of Netflix where you had to have the disk sent to you (all the time...), and I barely stuck around to watch it. So I rewatched it a couple weeks ago. Naturally, I went from screaming "Yes yes yes!" in this scene, to "no no no! It was going so well! They were finally getting along and being happy and Etcetera, etcetera etcetera!"

[@tonymoore4174]

Hello Katherine

[@tanyaavakian4489]

Yul Brynner was absolutely incredible in everything he did. ♥

[@kierondurney8386]

It's a wonderful film. They never even kiss in the whole movie,but you are left in no doubt about their attraction to each other. The tension between them is palpable at times. Great writing, acting, direction and of course music.