South Pacific

South Pacific

DVD - 2016

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.

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Subjects
Musicals.
Musical films.
War films > World War, 1939-1945.
Pulitzer Prizes.
Feature films.
Romance films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genres
Feature films
Romance films
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Published
Beverly Hills, Calif. : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment 2016, [c2006]
Language
English
French
Spanish
Other Authors
Joshua Logan (-), Richard Rodgers, 1902-1979, Oscar Hammerstein, 1895-1960, James A. (James Albert) Michener, 1907-1997
Edition
Collector's ed., widescreen
Item Description
Originally released as a motion picture in 1958.
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.
Originally produced on the stage by Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II, Leland Hayward and Joshua Logan.
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.
Physical Description
2 videodiscs (DVD) (ca. 157 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in
Format
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.
Audience
Not rated.
Production Credits
Director of photography, Leon Shamroy ; film editor, Robert Simpson ; music, Richard Rodgers.

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