Title:
South Pacific / Rodgers and Hammerstein present ; screenplay by Paul Osborn ; music by Richard Rodgers ; lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II ; presented by Magna Theatre Corporation ; produced by Buddy Adler ; directed by Joshua Logan.
Uniform Title:
South Pacific (Motion picture)
Edition:
Collector's edition.
Publication Information:
[Beverly Hills, Calif.] : [CBS Fox Video], [1999]
[Beverly Hills, Calif.] : [distributed by] 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
[©1999]
Physical Description:
1 or 2 videodiscs (150 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
General Note:
Special features and enhancements may vary by copy.
Widescreen format (aspect ratio: 2.20:1).
Based on the novel Tales of the South Pacific by James A. Michener.
Adapted from the play South Pacific by Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II and Joshua Logan.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1958 by 20th Century Fox.
Special features include: Movietone newsreel on movie's premiere ; theatrical trailer ; cast & crew biographies ; production notes.
Some copies contain Road Show Version of the film.
DVD.
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.
Added Author:
Language Note:
English language soundtrack (THX Dolby 2.0 or 5.1 surround) with optional subtitles in English or Spanish ; closed-captioned in English for people who are deaf or hard of hearing.
Performer:
Rossano Brazzi, Mitzi Gaynor, John Kerr, Ray Walston, Juanita Hall, France Nuyen, Russ Brown.
Production Credits:
Director of photography, Leon Shamroy ; film editor, Robert Simpson ; music supervisor and conductor, Alfred Newman.
OCLC Number:
ocm42715063
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