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Overview

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6.8/10   3,170 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Paul Osborn (screenplay)
Richard Rodgers (adapted from the play "South Pacific") ...
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Release Date:
19 March 1958 (USA) more
Genre:
Tagline:
In the thrilling tradition of "Around The World In 80 Days"... more
Plot:
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. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 7 nominations more
User Comments:
Possibly the most complete musical ever made more (91 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Rossano Brazzi ... Emile De Becque
Mitzi Gaynor ... Ensign Nellie Forbush, USN
John Kerr ... Lt. Joseph Cable, USMC
Ray Walston ... Luther Billis
Juanita Hall ... Bloody Mary
France Nuyen ... Liat
Russ Brown ... Capt. Brackett, USN
Floyd Simmons ... Commander Harbison, USN
Tom Laughlin ... Lt. Buzz Adams
Jack Mullaney ... The Professor
Ken Clark ... Stewpot
Archie Savage ... Chief - Boar's Tooth Ceremonial Dancer
Candace Lee ... Ngana - Emile's Child
Warren Hsieh ... Jerome - Emile's Child
Francis Kahele ... Henry - Emile's Servant
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Additional Details

Runtime:
157 min | 171 min (roadshow version)
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Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Sound Mix:
4-Track Stereo (35 mm mag-optical prints) | Mono (35 mm optical prints) | 70 mm 6-Track (Westrex Recording System) (70 mm prints)

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Trivia:
South Pacific won the Pulitzer Prize in Drama in 1950 - it premiered on Broadway in April of 1949. Only six musicals have won the Pulitzer Prize in drama - one per decade from the 1930s to the 1990s. They are as follows: "Of Thee I Sing" (1931), "South Pacific" (1949), "Fiorello" (1959), "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying" (1961), "A Chorus Line" (1975), "Sunday in the Park with George" (1984), and "Rent" (1996). more
Goofs:
Continuity: While singing "I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outta My Hair", the soap on Nellie Forbush's shoulders disappears and come back. more
Quotes:
Emile de Becque: When all you care about is here, this is a good place to be. more
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Soundtrack:
(You've Got to Be) Carefully Taught more

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18 out of 24 people found the following comment useful.
Possibly the most complete musical ever made, 28 February 2005
10/10
Author: avp64_hhw from Finland

While I was too young to have seen the original Broadway production - and thus that might account for the previous criticism posted above - I think the fault lies with the reviewer (seeing a 1950's musical in 1990's terms).

The lighting, so criticized, added and accented the moods of the film as few films did at the time. The music, possibly without match in an American musical, fit the moods equally well - taking the viewer from the high tensions of the Young Lovers or of the eventual return of Emile. At the same time, the bawdy humorous numbers add temporary humor while the tension of the story line mounts.

Socially, the themes of race and general human cruelty are delivered to the audience without them even noticing. Something in which so many of the modern-day productions fail miserably.

Truly the most complete American musical on many levels!

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