South Pacific / Rodgers and Hammerstein present ; screenplay by Paul Osborn ; music by Richard Rodgers ; lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II ; presented by Magna Theatre Corporation ; produced by Buddy Adler ; directed by Joshua Logan.

Format Video (DVD)
Publication Info[Beverly Hills, Calif.] : [CBS Fox Video] : [distributed by] 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, [©1999]
Description1 videodisc (150 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Subjects

Other author/creatorOsborn, Paul, 1901-1988 screenwriter.
Other author/creatorHammerstein, Oscar, II, 1895-1960 lyricist.
Other author/creatorAdler, Buddy, 1906-1960, producer.
Other author/creatorLogan, Joshua director.
Other author/creatorBrazzi, Rossano, 1916-1994, performer.
Other author/creatorGaynor, Mitzi, 1931-2024 performer.
Other author/creatorKerr, John, 1931-2013 performer.
Other author/creatorWalston, Ray, 1914-2001 performer.
Other author/creatorHall, Juanita, 1901-1968 performer.
Other author/creatorNuyen, France, 1939- performer.
Other author/creatorBrown, Russ, 1892-1964, performer.
Other author/creatorRodgers, Richard, 1902-1979. South Pacific.
Other author/creatorMichener, James A. (James Albert), 1907-1997. Tales of the South Pacific.
Other author/creatorTwentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation production personnel.
Other author/creatorMagna Theatre Corporation, production personnel.
Other author/creatorTwentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc., publisher.
Other author/creatorCBS Fox Video publisher.
Uniform titleSouth Pacific (Motion picture)
Variant title Title on container: Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific
Variant title Rodgers and Hammerstein's South Pacific
Abstract 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.
General noteWidescreen format (aspect ratio: 2.20:1).
General noteBased on the novel Tales of the South Pacific by James A. Michener.
General noteAdapted from the play South Pacific by Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II and Joshua Logan.
General noteOriginally released as a motion picuture in 1958 by 20th Century Fox.
General noteSpecial features include: Movietone newsreel on movie's premiere ; theatrical trailer ; cast & crew biographies ; production notes.
CreditsDirector of photography, Leon Shamroy ; film editor, Robert Simpson ; music supervisor and conductor, Alfred Newman.
Cast Rossano Brazzi, Mitzi Gaynor, John Kerr, Ray Walston, Juanita Hall, France Nuyen, Russ Brown.
Technical detailsDVD.
LanguageEnglish language soundtrack (THX Dolby 2.0 or 5.1 surround) with optional subtitles in English or Spanish ; closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired.
UPC 086162108648
Publisher number4110864 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment

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