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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.
On a South Pacific island during World War II, love blooms between a young nurse and a secretive Frenchman courted for a dangerous military mission. Subtitles: English.
Nurse Nellie Forbush (Mitzi Gaynor) of the U.S. Navy falls for middle-aged French plantation owner Emile De Becque (Rossano Brazzi), but recoils...
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Nov 27, 2022 · SOUTH PACIFIC (1958): Riding the Waves from Page to Stage to Silver Screen. The stories of an American army nurse falling for a mature, mysterious French plantation owner. Of a young lieutenant’s heart being taken by the daughter of the local philosopher.
The original Broadway production of "South Pacific" opened at the Majestic Theater on April 7, 1949, ran for 1925 performances starring Mary Martin as Nellie Forbush and Ezio Pinza as Emile de Becque, and won the 1950 Tony Award for the Best Musical, Libretto and Score.
1958 Motion Picture. Music by Richard Rodgers | Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II | Screenplay by Paul Osborn | Adapted from South Pacific by Oscar Hammersetin II and Joshua Logan and the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel Tales of the South Pacific by James Michener.
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. 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?
