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South Pacific
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NR,2hrs 47min
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January 1, 1958
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20th Century Fox
Synopsis: Producer/director Joshua Logan's long-awaited filmization of Rodgers & Hammerstein's Pulitzer Prize winning musical South Pacific was not the classic that everyone hoped it would be, principally because of some curious creative choices made by the production personnel. Adapted from James A. Michener's best-selling novel Tales of the South Pacific, the film stars Mitzi Gaynor as WAVE officer Nellie Forbush, who while stationed overseas during World War II falls in love with wealthy French planter ... Full Synopsis
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On the heels of such hit films as Oklahoma!, Carousel, and The King and I, the Broadway songwriting duo of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein produced this Pulitzer Prize-winning Broadway musical based on James Michener's novel, Tales of the South Pacific. The film version is the epic story of a young American Navy nurse (Mitzi Gaynor) who falls in love with a French planter (Rossano Brazzi) during ... Full Review
Featured Cast
Emile de Becque
Nellie Forbush
Lt. Joseph Cable
Luther Billis
Photos
The cast of South Pacific performs on stage during the 62nd Annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music...
The cast of South Pacific performs on stage during the 62nd Annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music...
The cast of South Pacific performs on stage during the 62nd Annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music...
The producers of South Pacific speak on stage during the 62nd Annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music...
The producers of South Pacific speak on stage during the 62nd Annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music...
The cast of South Pacific performs on stage during the 62nd Annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music...
Singer Liza Minnelli presents the Tony for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical to actor...
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