| Edition |
Collector's edition. |
| Description |
2 videodiscs (329 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD; NTSC, region 1, anamorphic widescreen (2.20:1) presentation, Dolby digital. |
| 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: Richard Rodgers. |
| Note |
Based on "Tales of the South Pacific" by James A. Michener; adapted from the play 'South Pacific' by Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II and Joshua Logan. |
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Originally produced on the stage by Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II, Leland Hayward and Joshua Logan. |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1958. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| Summary |
A young American nurse from Little Rock meets the handsome and mysterious French planter on a South Pacific island during World War II. Seeking respite from the battles around them, they find refuge in each other as their romance blooms in the lush tropical paradise. |
| Note |
Special features: Disc 1: Audio commentary by Rodgers and Hammerstein organization president Ted Chapin and musical theater writer Gerard Alessandrini ; Songs-only option ; Singalong karaoke subtitles (English) ; Disc 2: Extended "road show" version of 'South Pacific' ; Commentary by film historian Richard Barrios ; Exclusive featurette : "Making of 'South Pacific'" ; Diane Sawyer takes James Michener back to the islands where his "Tales of the South Pacific" were born ; Vintage stage excerpts : "Some enchanted evening" and "A wonderful guy" performed by original Broadway stars Mary Martin and Ezio Pinza ; Fox Movietone News : "'South Pacific' on the screen--a perfect hit, State Department confers high honor on 'South Pacific'" ; Mitzi Gaynor screen test ; Original theatrical trailer. |
| Contents |
Disc 1. Original theatrical version (157 min.) -- Disc 2. Road show version (172 min.) |
| Language |
Disc 1 (Original theatrical version): English, dubbed Spanish or dubbed French dialogue with optional English or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned. |
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Disc 2 (Road show version): English dialogue with optional English or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Nurses -- Oceania -- Drama.
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Plantation owners -- Oceania -- Drama.
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Man-woman relationships -- Oceania -- Drama.
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Sailors -- Oceania -- Drama.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Oceania -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Musical films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Logan, Joshua.
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Brazzi, Rossano, 1916-1994.
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Gaynor, Mitzi, 1931-
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Kerr, John, 1931-2013.
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Rodgers, Richard, 1902-1979.
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Hammerstein, Oscar, II, 1895-1960.
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Michener, James A. (James Albert), 1907-1997.
Tales of the South Pacific.
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Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.
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| Note |
At head of title: Rodgers & Hammerstein's |
| Added Title |
Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific |
| Standard No. |
024543381525 |
| Music No. |
2238152 Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment |
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