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South Pacific is a 1958 American romantic musical film based on the 1949 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical South Pacific, which in turn is loosely based on James A. Michener's 1947 short-story collection Tales of the South Pacific.
South Pacific: Directed by Joshua Logan. With Rossano Brazzi, Mitzi Gaynor, John Kerr, Ray Walston. 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.
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South Pacific (1958) - Turner Classic Movies. Brief Synopsis. A Navy nurse must choose between love and prejudice during World War II. Cast & Crew. Read More. Joshua Logan. Director. 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.
Dec 20, 2023 · “South Pacific” is a classic musical film set in the South Pacific during World War II, featuring iconic songs and themes of love and prejudice. It won several Academy Awards and continues to inspire filmmakers and performers.
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.
Produced by Rodgers & Hammerstein and 20th Century Fox, the film version of South Pacific premiered on March 19, 1958. Directed by original Broadway director and co-librettist Joshua Logan, the film starred Mitzi Gaynor as Ensign Nellie Forbush, opposite Italian film star Rossano Brazzi as Emile de Becque.
Synopsis Nurse Nellie Forbush (Mitzi Gaynor) of the U.S. Navy falls for middle-aged French plantation owner Emile De Becque (Rossano Brazzi), but recoils upon...
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South Pacific (also known as Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific) is a 2001 American romantic musical television film based on the 1949 stage musical of the same name, itself an adaptation of James A. Michener 's 1947 book Tales of the South Pacific .
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.
