South Pacific (Widescreen Edition) | 
| Director: Joshua Logan
Actors: Rossano Brazzi, Mitzi Gaynor, John Kerr (ii), Ray Walston, Juanita Hall
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Buy New: $24.95
New (1) Used (5) from $8.94
Rating:  119 reviews
Sales Rank: 50716
Format: Color, Letterboxed, Original Recording Remastered, Thx, Widescreen, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Media: VHS Tape
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 150 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 4.2 x 1.1
ISBN: 6305283427
UPC: 086162107771
EAN: 9786305283423
ASIN: 6305283427
Theatrical Release Date: March 19, 1958
Release Date: March 9, 1999
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com
The dazzling Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, brought to lush life by the director of the original stage version, Joshua Logan. Set on a remote island during the Second World War, South Pacific tracks two parallel romances: one between a Navy nurse (Mitzi Gaynor) "as corny as Kansas in August" and a wealthy French plantation owner (Rossano Brazzi), the other between a young American officer (John Kerr) and a native girl (France Nuyen). The theme of interracial love was still daring in 1958, and so was director Logan's decision to overlay emotional moments with tinted filters--a technique that misfires as often as it hits. The comic relief tends to fall flat, and an overly spunky Mitzi Gaynor is a poor substitute for the stage original's Mary Martin. But the location scenery on the Hawaiian island of Kauai is gorgeous, and the songs are among the finest in the American musical catalog: "Some Enchanted Evening," "Younger than Springtime," "I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outta My Hair," "This Nearly Was Mine." That's Juanita Hall as the sly native trader Bloody Mary, singing the haunting tune that launched a thousand tiki bars, "Bali H'ai." Based on stories from James Michener's book Tales from the South Pacific. --Robert Horton
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| Customer Reviews: Read 114 more reviews...
 A Classic July 26, 2008
Richard A. Lopez Jr. (Raleigh, NC)
South Pacific is a classic. The beauty, the actors, and the music all come together to make this a movie my family and I truly enjoy. There is much to learn from the movie too, as it's much deeper than just scenery and music. It addresses prejudice in a very tactful way, as it was meant to do by it's writers. At the time it was written, few screen writers would dare attempt such, as they were sure to be snubbed, but thankfully South Pacific became a huge success, despite early poor reviews, and has turned into a genuine classic. I highly recommend the movie, especially for the price on Amazon.com.
Honey moon special. July 12, 2008
Jerry (Out of State)
We saw this on our honeymoon and now 14 years later we own it and are enjoying memory lain. Greta price. Thanks Amazon for another great product.
South Pacific July 6, 2008
Peggy Powell (Belton, Texas United States)
Enjoying this DVD very much. Our daughter is playing the part of Nellie in "South Pacific" in our local theater and we wanted to watch it again before seeing her play the part Thank you.
LOVE this movie! June 5, 2008
SB (CA)
Revisiting Kauai this summer and taking our children for the first time....this movie is a gem!! Kids enjoying as well.
I love this movie! May 15, 2008
EdenPR (FL USA)
I absolutely love this movie. I remember watching it as a kid. Good quality dvd.
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