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South Pacific

Call Number

  • DVD MUSICAL (CEN, OSH)

Edition

Collector's ed. ; Widescreen version.

Languages

In English, dubbed French or dubbed Spanish, with optional English or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.

Performers

Rossano Brazzi, Mitzi Gaynor, John Kerr, Ray Walston, Juanita Hall, France Nuyen, Russ Brown.

Publication Information

Beverly Hills, Calif. : Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2006].

Physical Description

2 videodiscs (ca. 157 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Audience

Not rated.

Summary

A young American nurse meets a handsome and mysterious French painter 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.

Notes

Adapted from the play South Pacific by Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II and Joshua Logan, based on "Tales of the South Pacific" by James A. Michener

Originally produced on the stage by Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II, Leland Hayward and Joshua Logan.

Originally produced as a motion picture in 1958.

Special features: Disc 1. Commentary by Ted Chapin and Gerard Alessandrini ; songs-only option ; English singalong karaoke subtitles -- Disc 2. Extended "road show" version of South Pacific (172 min., col.) ; commentary by Richard Barrios ; "Making of South Pacific" featurette ; 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 ; theatrical trailer.

Contents

  • Disc 1. Original theatrical version (157 min.)
  • Disc 2. Road show version (172 min.).

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