| Description |
1 videodisc (150 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD. |
| Cast |
Rossano Brazzi, Mitzi Gaynor, John Kerr, Ray Walston, Juanita Hall, France Nuyen, Russ Brown. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Leon Shamroy ; film editor, Robert Simpson ; music supervisor and conductor, Alfred Newman. |
| Note |
Widescreen format (aspect ratio: 2.20:1). |
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Based on the novel Tales of the South Pacific by James A. Michener. |
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Adapted from the play South Pacific by Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II and Joshua Logan. |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1958 by 20th Century Fox. |
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Special features include: Movietone newsreel on movie's premiere ; theatrical trailer ; cast & crew biographies ; production notes. |
| Summary |
Set in the Pacific theater during World War II, this musical film explores the theme of racial prejudice in two parallel stories--that of a Navy nurse's love for a plantation owner with two Eurasian children, and a Marine lieutenant's love for a native woman. |
| Contents |
Special features: Widescreen format (aspect ratio: 2.20:1) -- Interactive menus -- Scene selection -- Movietone news trailer -- Languages: English 5.1 surround ; English Dolby surround -- Subtitles: English ; Spanish. |
| Language |
English language soundtrack (THX Dolby 2.0 or 5.1 surround) with optional subtitles in English or Spanish ; closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
World War, 1939-1945 -- Oceania -- Drama.
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Oceania -- Social life and customs -- Drama.
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Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
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Racism -- Drama.
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Feature films.
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Musical films.
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War films.
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Films for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Osborn, Paul, 1901-1988. Screenwriter.
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Hammerstein, Oscar, II, 1895-1960. Lyricist.
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Adler, Buddy, 1906-1960. Producer.
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Logan, Joshua. Director.
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Brazzi, Rossano, 1916-1994. Performer.
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Gaynor, Mitzi, 1931- Performer.
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Kerr, John, 1931-2013. Performer.
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Walston, Ray, 1917-2001. Performer.
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Hall, Juanita, 1901-1968. Performer.
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Nuyen, France, 1939- Performer.
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Rodgers, Richard, 1902-1979.
South Pacific.
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Michener, James A. (James Albert), 1907-1997.
Tales of the South Pacific.
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Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation. Production personnel.
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Magna Theatre Corporation. Production personnel.
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Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc. Publisher.
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CBS Fox Video. Publisher.
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| Note |
Title on container: Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific |
| Added Title |
Rodgers and Hammerstein's South Pacific |
| Standard No. |
086162108648 |
| Music No. |
4110864 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment |
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