South Pacific Movie Review 1958

A young American Navy nurse and a Frenchman fall in love during WWII. Expensive production included much location shooting in Hawaii. Based on Rodgers and Hammerstein's musical; not as good as the play, but pretty darn good still. The play in turn was based on James Michener's novel "Tales of the South Pacific."

Distribution

Home Vision Cinema, c/o Image Entertainment, 20525 Nordhoff St., Ste. 200, Chatsworth, CA 91311, URL: http://www.homevision.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 167 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Musicals, Adapted from a Play, Pacific Islands, World War II, Top Grossing Films of 1958, Plays to Film: Rodgers & Hammerstein, Women in War, Military: Navy, Doctors & Nurses, Culture Clash

Screenplay

Paul Osborn

Cast

Mitzi Gaynor, Rossano Brazzi, Ray Walston, France Nuyen, John Kerr, Juanita Hall, Tom Laughlin

Cinematography

Leon Shamroy

Director

Joshua Logan

Music

Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein

Other

Giorgio Tozzi

Awards

Oscars 1958: Sound.