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South Pacific (1958) 7.0
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. Director:Joshua LoganWriters:Paul Osborn (screenplay), Richard Rodgers (adapted from the play "South Pacific"), 3 more credits » |
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Juanita Hall | ... | |
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Jack Mullaney | ... |
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Warren Hsieh | ... |
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Giorgio Tozzi | ... |
Emile De Becque
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Archie Savage | ... |
Chief - Boar's Tooth Ceremonial Dancer /
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Can a girl from Little Rock find happiness with a mature French planter she got to know one enchanted evening away from the military hospital where she is a nurse? Or should she just wash that man out of her hair? Bloody Mary is the philosopher of the island and it's hard to believe she could be the mother of Liat who has captured the heart of Lt. Joseph Cable USMC. While waiting for action in the war in the South Pacific, sailors and nurses put on a musical comedy show. The war gets closer and the saga of Nellie Forbush and Emile de Becque becomes serious drama. Written by Dale O'Connor <daleoc@interaccess.com>
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Country:
USARelease Date:
14 April 1958 (Brazil) See more »Also Known As:
Al sur del Pacífico See more »Box Office
Budget:
$6,000,000 (estimated)Company Credits
Production Co:
Magna Theatre Corporation, South Pacific Enterprises, Rodgers & Hammerstein Productions See more »
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Technical Specs
Runtime:
| (roadshow)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)Color:
Color (Technicolor)Aspect Ratio:
2.20 : 1
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Capt. George Brackett: [fuming] Cable, it is a common mistake for boys of your age and athletic ability to underestimate men who have reached their maturity. Young women frequently find older men attractive, strange as it may seem. I myself am over fifty. I am a bachelor. And Cable, I do not, by any means, consider myself th-r-rough.
[to Harbison, who is trying not to laugh]
Capt. George Brackett: What's the matter, Bill?
Cmdr. Bill Harbison: ...
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(reprise) and Orchestral Finale (1949) (uncredited)
Performed by Rossano Brazzi (dubbed by Giorgio Tozzi), Mitzi Gaynor, Candace Lee (dubbed by Marie Greene), and Warren Hsieh (dubbed by Betty Wand)
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Trivia
Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II were also pressured to eliminate the song "You've Got To Be Carefully Taught", but they resisted. See more »Goofs
When Luther Billis is in the lifeboat being fired upon by Japanese troops, the rear of the lifeboat shows its manufacturing date as 'APR 1956'. See more »Quotes
Lt. Cable: [Cable has been told that Nellie is in love with Emile] That's hard to believe, sir; they tell me he's a middle-aged man.Capt. George Brackett: [fuming] Cable, it is a common mistake for boys of your age and athletic ability to underestimate men who have reached their maturity. Young women frequently find older men attractive, strange as it may seem. I myself am over fifty. I am a bachelor. And Cable, I do not, by any means, consider myself th-r-rough.
[to Harbison, who is trying not to laugh]
Capt. George Brackett: What's the matter, Bill?
Cmdr. Bill Harbison: ...
[...]
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Crazy Credits
There are probably more dubbed singing voices in this film than in any other screen version of a Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, but the only one which actually receives screen credit is that of Giorgio Tozzi, who dubs the singing voice of Emile de Becque (Rosanno Brazzi). This is because Tozzi was a renowned bass-baritone with the Metropolitan Opera. See more »Soundtracks
Dites Moi(reprise) and Orchestral Finale (1949) (uncredited)
Performed by Rossano Brazzi (dubbed by Giorgio Tozzi), Mitzi Gaynor, Candace Lee (dubbed by Marie Greene), and Warren Hsieh (dubbed by Betty Wand)
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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!