DVD

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.

Osborn, Paul, 1901-1988 (screenwriter.). Hammerstein, Oscar, II, 1895-1960 (lyricist.). Adler, Buddy, 1906-1960 (producer.). Logan, Joshua, (director.). Brazzi, Rossano, 1916-1994 (performer.). Gaynor, Mitzi, 1931- (performer.). Kerr, John, 1931-2013 (performer.). Walston, Ray, 1917-2001 (performer.). Hall, Juanita, 1901-1968 (performer.). Nuyen, France, 1939- (performer.). Rodgers, Richard, 1902-1979 South Pacific. (Added Author). Michener, James A. (James Albert), 1907-1997 Tales of the South Pacific. (Added Author). Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation, (production personnel.). Magna Theatre Corporation, (production personnel.). Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc., (publisher.). CBS Fox Video, (publisher.). Rossano Brazzi, Mitzi Gaynor, John Kerr, Ray Walston, Juanita Hall, France Nuyen, Russ Brown. (Cast).

Summary:

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.

Record details

ISBN: 0788829874
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (150 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: [Beverly Hills, Calif. :] : [CBS Fox Video]: [1999]
Copyright: [©1999]

Content descriptions

General Note:	Publisher, publishing date and paging may vary Widescreen format (aspect ratio: 2.20:1). Based on the novel Tales of the South Pacific by James A. Michener. Adapted from the play South Pacific by Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II and Joshua Logan. Originally released as a motion picture in 1958 by 20th Century Fox. Special features include: Movietone newsreel on movie's premiere ; theatrical trailer ; cast & crew biographies ; production notes.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director of photography, Leon Shamroy ; film editor, Robert Simpson ; music supervisor and conductor, Alfred Newman.
Participant or Performer Note:	Rossano Brazzi, Mitzi Gaynor, John Kerr, Ray Walston, Juanita Hall, France Nuyen, Russ Brown.
System Details Note:	DVD.
Language Note:	English 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.