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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:musical
gptkb:play
gptkb:film
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gptkbp:adaptation
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gptkb:film_adaptation
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gptkbp:adapted_into
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gptkb:novel
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gptkbp:audience
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theatergoers
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gptkbp:based_on
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gptkb:The_Merry_Widow
The King Steps Out (musical)
The King Steps Out (play)
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gptkbp:box_office
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$1.5 million
$2 million
$1 million
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gptkbp:budget
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$1.5 million
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gptkbp:cast
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gptkb:Robert_R._Mc_Culloch
gptkb:Robert_Wright
gptkb:Ruth_Kobart
gptkb:Mimi_Hines
gptkb:Evelyn_Rudie
gptkb:Joan_Diener
gptkb:George_S._Irving
gptkb:Eddie_Albert
gptkb:Mildred_Dunnock
gptkb:Barbara_Cook
gptkb:John_Mc_Giver
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gptkbp:character
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gptkb:musician
gptkb:village
gptkb:Soldier
gptkb:Lady
gptkb:Servant
gptkb:Duke
gptkb:King
gptkb:Princess
gptkb:Nobleman
gptkb:Countess
gptkb:Dancer
Royal Advisor
Chamberlain
King of a fictional country
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gptkbp:character_development
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complex characters
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gptkbp:choreography
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dance numbers
Onna White
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gptkbp:cinematography
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gptkb:Charles_Lang
gptkb:Joseph_Walker
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gptkbp:color
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black-and-white
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gptkbp:composer
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gptkb:Walter_Scharf
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gptkbp:costume_design
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gptkb:Walter_Plunkett
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:critical_reception
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mixed reviews
positive reviews
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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influenced later musicals
inspired other musicals
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gptkbp:cultural_significance
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reflects societal norms
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gptkbp:design
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gptkb:William_Cameron_Menzies
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gptkbp:directed_by
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gptkb:Rudolph_Maté
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gptkbp:director
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gptkb:Charles_Vidor
gptkb:Paul_L._Stein
gptkb:Max_Reinhardt
gptkb:George_Abbott
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gptkbp:distributor
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gptkb:Columbia_Pictures
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gptkbp:editing
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gptkb:Richard_C._Meyer
gptkb:Alfredo_E._Rodriguez
gptkb:William_A._Ziegler
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gptkbp:famous_song
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" The King Steps Out"
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gptkbp:film_editing
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gptkb:William_A._Ziegler
The King Steps Out (1958 film)
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gptkbp:film_festival
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gptkb:N/_A
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gptkbp:film_score
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orchestral
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gptkbp:film_series
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gptkb:N/_A
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gptkbp:first_released
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gptkb:Broadway
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gptkbp:follows
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gptkb:N/_A
The King Steps Out (play)
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gptkbp:genre
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gptkb:musical
gptkb:romantic_comedy
gptkb:musical_comedy
romance
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gptkbp:home_media_release
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gptkb:DVD
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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The King Steps Out
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:operetta
romantic literature
European theater traditions
Viennese operetta
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gptkbp:influences
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gptkb:operetta
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gptkbp:inspiration
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gptkb:historical_events
gptkb:The_Merry_Widow
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gptkbp:inspired_by
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gptkb:The_Merry_Widow
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gptkbp:language
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English
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gptkbp:lyricist
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gptkb:Sammy_Cahn
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gptkbp:music
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gptkb:Walter_Scharf
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gptkbp:music_by
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gptkb:Walter_Scharf
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gptkbp:music_composer
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gptkb:Walter_Schumann
gptkb:Sigmund_Romberg
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gptkbp:music_style
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gptkb:dance
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gptkbp:musical_number
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" The Wedding March"
" A Royal Affair"
" The King's Waltz"
" The Princess's Lament"
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gptkbp:notable_awards
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gptkb:Tony_Award
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gptkbp:notable_cast
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gptkb:Fritz_Kreisler
gptkb:Marlene_Dietrich
gptkb:Lotte_Lenya
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gptkbp:notable_performance
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opening night
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gptkbp:notable_production
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gptkb:Broadway
2000 Off-Broadway revival
2010 concert version
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gptkbp:notable_song
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gptkb:The_King_Steps_Out
" My Heart Stood Still"
" I Love You"
" The Merry Widow Waltz"
" The Wedding March"
" The King Steps Out"
" The King's Waltz"
" The King's Serenade"
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gptkbp:notable_songs
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" My Heart Stood Still"
" The Merry Widow Waltz"
" The King Steps Out"
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gptkbp:number_of_acts
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2
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gptkbp:original_language
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gptkb:German
English
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gptkbp:performance
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approximately 2 hours
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gptkbp:performances
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384
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gptkbp:plot
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love story
A king falls in love with a commoner.
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gptkbp:precedes
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gptkb:N/_A
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gptkbp:premiere
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gptkb:New_York_City
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gptkbp:premiere_date
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gptkb:1957
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gptkbp:premiered_on
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1936
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gptkbp:produced_by
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gptkb:David_Merrick
gptkb:Columbia_Pictures
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gptkbp:production_company
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gptkb:Vienna_State_Opera
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gptkbp:recordings
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gptkb:recordings
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gptkbp:release_country
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:release_date
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1934
1936
December 25, 1958
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gptkbp:release_year
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gptkb:1955
gptkb:1958
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gptkbp:released_in
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gptkb:1955
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gptkbp:remake
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gptkb:N/_A
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gptkbp:revival
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multiple revivals
2000 Off-Broadway revival
2010 concert version
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gptkbp:runtime
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100 minutes
90 minutes
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gptkbp:screenplay
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gptkb:Charles_E._Roberts
gptkb:Charles_Bennett
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gptkbp:screenplay_by
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gptkb:Ludwig_Bemelmans
Dorothy Donnelly
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gptkbp:set_in
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gptkb:Austria
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gptkbp:setting
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gptkb:Austria
gptkb:Vienna
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gptkbp:starring
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gptkb:Nelson_Eddy
gptkb:Martha_Hyer
gptkb:Joan_Fontaine
gptkb:Milan_Kňažko
gptkb:Louis_Jourdan
gptkb:Jeanette_Mac_Donald
Milan Karmel
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gptkbp:style
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gptkb:romantic_comedy
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gptkbp:theater
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successful
1957-1958
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gptkbp:thematic_element
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duty vs love
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gptkbp:theme
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romance
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gptkbp:themes
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love
freedom
duty
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gptkbp:title
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Der König steps out
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gptkbp:writer
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gptkb:Joseph_Stein
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gptkbp:written_by
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gptkb:Oscar_Strauss
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Bill_Robinson
gptkb:Bing_Crosby
gptkb:Irving_Cummings
gptkb:David_Butler
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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