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South Pacific (1958)
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On a South Pacific island during World War II, love blooms between a young nurse and a secretive Frenchman who's being courted for a dangerous military mission. Director:Joshua LoganWriters:Paul Osborn (screenplay), Richard Rodgers (adapted from the play "South Pacific"), and 3 more credits » |
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| Mitzi Gaynor | ... | ||
| John Kerr | ... | ||
| Ray Walston | ... | ||
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Juanita Hall | ... | |
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France Nuyen | ... | |
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Russ Brown | ... | |
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Jack Mullaney | ... |
The Professor
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Stewpot
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Floyd Simmons | ... | |
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Candace Lee | ... | |
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Warren Hsieh | ... |
Jerome - Emile's Child
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Giorgio Tozzi | ... |
Emile De Becque
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Archie Savage | ... |
Chief - Boar's Tooth Ceremonial Dancer
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Storyline
Can a girl from Little Rock find happiness with a mature French planter she got to know one enchanted evening away from the military hospital where she is a nurse? Or should she just wash that man out of her hair? Bloody Mary is the philosopher of the island and it's hard to believe she could be the mother of Liat who has captured the heart of Lt. Joseph Cable USMC. While waiting for action in the war in the South Pacific, sailors and nurses put on a musical comedy show. The war gets closer and the saga of Nellie Forbush and Emile de Becque becomes serious drama. Written by Dale O'Connor <daleoc@interaccess.com>
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Country:
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(Brazil) See more »Also Known As:
Al sur del Pacífico See more »Box Office
Budget:
$6,000,000 (estimated)Gross:
$36,800,000 (USA) (1958)Company Credits
Production Co:
Magna Theatre Corporation, South Pacific Enterprises, Rodgers & Hammerstein Productions See more »
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Technical Specs
Runtime:
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4-Track Stereo (35 mm mag-optical prints) | Mono (35 mm optical prints) | 70 mm 6-Track (Westrex Recording System) (70 mm prints)Color:
Color (Technicolor)
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Lt. Cable: [as if he knew something that Buzz Adams does not] It'll get started.
Lt. Buzz Adams: [taken by surprise] Sure - sure, it'll get started.
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other screen version of a Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, but the only one
which actually receives screen credit is that of Giorgio Tozzi, who dubs
the singing voice of Emile de Becque (Rosanno Brazzi). This is because
Tozzi was a renowned bass-baritone with the Metropolitan Opera. See more »
Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
Music by Richard Rodgers
Performed by Mitzi Gaynor, Rossano Brazzi
(vocal for Mr. Brazzi: Giorgio Tozzi) See more »
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Trivia
Capt. Brackett takes great umbrage over an implied slight from Lt. Cable over the virility of older men, claim that "I, in fact, am over 50. Russ Brown, the actor playing Capt. Brackett was, in fact, 62 at the time. See more »Goofs
Factual errors: After reaching Bali Hai, Luther Billis tells Lt. Joseph Cable, who is staring at beautiful Polynesian women working on a fishing net, "that ain't just halibut in that net!" Halibut is a cold-water fish whose habitat the northern Pacific and Atlantic Oceans thousands of miles away. Halibut would never be found in the south Pacific. See more »Quotes
Lt. Buzz Adams: You gotta do something to break the monotony out here, Lieutenant. You know, if this war ever really gets started ...Lt. Cable: [as if he knew something that Buzz Adams does not] It'll get started.
Lt. Buzz Adams: [taken by surprise] Sure - sure, it'll get started.
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Crazy Credits
There are probably more dubbed singing voices in this film than in anyother screen version of a Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, but the only one
which actually receives screen credit is that of Giorgio Tozzi, who dubs
the singing voice of Emile de Becque (Rosanno Brazzi). This is because
Tozzi was a renowned bass-baritone with the Metropolitan Opera. See more »
Connections
Referenced in "The Golden Girls: The Impotence of Being Ernest (#4.13)" (1989) See more »Soundtracks
"Twin Soliloquies (Wonder How It Feels)"Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
Music by Richard Rodgers
Performed by Mitzi Gaynor, Rossano Brazzi
(vocal for Mr. Brazzi: Giorgio Tozzi) See more »
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