South Pacific
By: Rodgers and Hammerstein present ; screenplay by Paul Osborn ; music by Richard Rodgers ; lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II ; presented by Magna Theatre Corporation ; produced by Buddy Adler ; directed by Joshua Logan
Contributors: Brazzi, Rossano, 1916-; Gaynor, Mitzi, 1931-; Kerr, John, 1931-2013; Walston, Ray, 1917-2001; Hall, Juanita, 1901-1968; Nuyen, France, 1939-; Michener, James A. (James Albert), 1907-1997; Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation; Magna Theatre Corporation; Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc; CBS Fox Video
Edition: Widescreen version.
Publisher: CBS Fox Video; Distributed by] 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Beverly Hills, Calif
Language: eng
Format: [videorecording] /
Number of pages: 150
Subjects: World War, 1939-1945; Drama; Man-woman relationships; Racism; Feature films; Musical films; War films; Video recordings for the hearing impaired; Social life and customs
Other titles: Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific
Work titles: South Pacific (Motion picture)
Description: Set in the Pacific theater during World War II, this musical film explores the theme of racial prejudice in two parallel stories--that of a Navy nurse's love for a plantation owner with two Eurasian children, and a Marine lieutenant's love for a native woman.
Notes: Widescreen version: presented in a letterbox format preserving the aspect ratio of its original theatrical exhibition.

Based on the novel Tales of the South Pacific by James A. Michener.

Adapted from the play South Pacific by Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II and Joshua Logan.

Originally released as a motion picture in 1958 by 20th Century Fox.

Special features include: Movietone newsreel on movie's premiere ; theatrical trailer ; cast & crew biographies ; production notes.

Director of photography, Leon Shamroy ; film editor, Robert Simpson ; music supervisor and conductor, Alfred Newman.

Rossano Brazzi, Mitzi Gaynor, John Kerr, Ray Walston, Juanita Hall, France Nuyen, Russ Brown.

DVD ; Dolby Digital ; Widescreen format (aspect ratio: 2.20:1) ; digitally THX mastered ; Region 1 ; NTSC ;

English language soundtrack  (Dolby 2.0 or 5.1 surround) with optional subtitles in English or Spanish ; closed-captioned.