| Description |
1 videodisc (135 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Note |
Based on the Pulitzer Prize winning novel "Tales of the South Pacific" by James A. Michener. |
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Special features: deleted scenes, including a performance of "My girl back home" by Harry Connick, Jr.; behind-the-scenes home movie by Glenn Close. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Steve Windon ; art director, Nicholas McCallum ; editor, Lynzee Klingman ; music Richard Rodgers ; score, Oscar Hammerstein ; costume designer, Louise Wakefield ; production designer, Patrizia Von Brandenstein ; choreographer, Vincent Paterson. |
| Cast |
Glenn Close, Harry Connick, Jr., Rade Sherbedgia, Jack Thompson, Lori Tan Chinn, Robert Pastorelli. |
| Summary |
A nurse is among the American forces waiting for World War II to arrive on an isolated Pacific island where she finds love with a mysterious French planter. At the same time, a Navy officer falls under the spell of an island girl and the warm tropical sea breezes. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: TV-PG. |
| Form |
Also issued on VHS. |
| System Details |
DVD, Dolby digital, Dolby surround. |
| Language |
Closed captioned for the hearing impaired. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Sailors -- Oceania -- Drama.
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Nurses -- Oceania -- Drama.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Oceania -- Drama.
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Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
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Feature films.
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Video recordings.
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| Genre/Form |
Musical films.
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Television broadcasting of films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Sacani, Christine.
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Cohen, Lawrence D.
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Pearce, Richard, 1943-
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Close, Glenn, 1947-
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Connick, Harry, Jr., 1967-
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Šerbedžija, Rade, 1946-
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Thompson, John M. (John Means)
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Chinn, Lori Tan.
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Pastorelli, Robert, 1954-2004.
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Windon, Stephen F.
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McCallum, Nicholas.
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Klingman, Lynzee.
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Rodgers, Richard, 1902-1979.
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Hammerstein, Oscar, II, 1895-1960.
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Wakefield, Louise.
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Von Brandenstein, Patrizia.
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Paterson, Vincent.
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Michener, James A. (James Albert), 1907-1997.
Tales of the South Pacific.
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Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm)
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Trillium Productions, Inc.
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White Cap Productions (Firm)
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Jaffe/Braunstein Films Ltd. (Firm)
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| Added Title |
Rodger and Hammerstein's South Pacific |
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South Pacific |
| Standard No. |
786936159479 |
| Music No. |
23248 Buena Vista Home Entertainment |
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