| Description |
2 videodiscs (approximately 157 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Language |
Disc 1 (Original theatrical version): English, dubbed Spanish or dubbed French dialogue, English or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned for the hearing impaired. |
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Disc 2 (Road show version): English dialogue, English or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned for the hearing impaired. |
| 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. |
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Special features: Disc 1: audio commentary by Ted Chapin and Gerard Alessandrini; songs-only option; singalong karaoke subtitles (English); Disc 2: extended "road show" version of 'South Pacific' (172 min., col.); commentary by 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. |
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For specific features see interactive menu. |
| System Details |
DVD video; region 1, anamorphic widescreen (2.20:1, letterbox) presentation, NTSC; (disc 1) Dolby Digital 5.0 surround, Dolby Digital stereo., Dolby Digital mono.; (disc 2) Dolby Digital 5.0 surround, Dolby Digital stereo. |
| 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. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| Subject |
Nurses -- Oceania -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Plantation owners -- Oceania -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Man-woman relationships -- Oceania -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Sailors -- Oceania -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Oceania -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Musicals -- Videodiscs.
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DVDs.
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| Genre |
Musical films.
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| Added Author |
Logan, Joshua.
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Rodgers, Richard, 1902-1979.
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Hammerstein, Oscar, II, 1895-1960.
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Hayward, Leland, 1902-1971.
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Osborn, Paul, 1901-1988.
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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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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 |
Title on container: Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific |
| Standard No. |
024543381525 |
| Music No. |
2238152 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment |
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