South Pacific (Widescreen Edition) | 
| Director: Joshua Logan
Actors: Rossano Brazzi, Mitzi Gaynor, John Kerr, Ray Walston, Juanita Hall
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Buy New: $24.95
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Rating:  125 reviews
Sales Rank: 48234
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: 157 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 120 more reviews...
 "Soutn Pacific" DVD October 24, 2008
Lynn W. England (Cooekville, TN)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Broadway was just a string of Variety shows until "South Pacific". Everything changed after that. This DVD is a wonderful experience.
Great gift September 18, 2008
carolbi (Connecticut)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I had bought a different DVD of South Pacific for my children's anniversary, but returned it as that wasn't the one they wanted. They are just thrilled with this one.South Pacific (Collector's Edition)
Great classic September 13, 2008
Oldie Fan (Nova Scotia, Canada)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
The digital enhancement of this old classic is superb! The special features were also very good. Pure entertainment!
Classic Favorite September 2, 2008
Shirley A. Yant (Sherrodsville, OH USA)
A great classic musical movie. I had a scratchy VHS tape of this and wanted to get a good, clear movie. Thank you for making it available at a reasonable price. The music in it is very, very good and the story is a great one.
 This musical did not age well. I'm very disappointed. August 16, 2008
Nitaloo (Huntington, New York USA)
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
This musical did not age well at all. I'm crushed and disappointed. Purchased for my granddaughter based on my memory of the film, but the acting was weak and stilted, with the exception of the old Polynesian dame, who was WONDERFUL. Still, not worth the money or experience of seeing it again.
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