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.Additional Information
Subjects |
Feature films.
Musical films. War films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
Publisher | Beverly Hills, CA :20th Century Fox Home Entertainment :1999 CBS Fox Video, |
Edition | Widescreen version. |
Other Titles | South Pacific. Tales of the South Pacific. Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific |
Contributors |
Osborn, Paul,
1901-1988. Hammerstein, Oscar, II, 1895-1960. Adler, Buddy, 1906-1960. Logan, Joshua. Brazzi, Rossano, 1916-1994. Gaynor, Mitzi, 1931- Kerr, John, 1931-2013. Walston, Ray, 1917-2001. Hall, Juanita, 1901-1968. Nuyen, France, 1939- Brown, Russ, 1892-1964. Rodgers, Richard, 1902-1979. South Pacific. Michener, James A. (James Albert), 1907-1997. Tales of the South Pacific. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation. Magna Theatre Corporation. Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc. CBS Fox Video. |
Participants/Performers |
Rossano Brazzi, Mitzi Gaynor, John Kerr, Ray Walston, Juanita Hall, France Nuyen, Russ Brown. |
Other Contributors |
Director of photography, Leon Shamroy ; film editor, Robert Simpson ; music supervisor and conductor, Alfred Newman. |
Language |
English Spanish English with English and Spanish subtitles. Closed captioned for the hearing impaired. |
Notes |
Based on the novel Tales of the South Pacific by James A. Michener. Adapted from the play South Pacific by Ricahrd Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II and Joshua Logan. Originally released as a motion picuture in 1958. Special features include Movietone news trailer, cast & crew bios and production notes. |
System Details |
DVD, THX digital Dolby or 5.1 surround. |
Description |
1 videodisc (150 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
Other | Classic View |