| Description |
1 videodisc (150 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
digital |
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optical |
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surround |
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Dolby digital 2.0 |
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video file |
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DVD video |
| System Details |
DVD format; widescreen version (aspect ratio: 2.20:1); Dolby digital 2.0 or 5.1 surround. |
| Note |
Based on James A. Michener's novel, Tales of the South Pacific. |
| Cast |
Rossano Brazzi, Mitzi Gaynor, John Kerr, Ray Walston, Juanita Hall, France Nuyen, Russ Brown. |
| Credits |
Music supervisor and conductor, Alfred Newman. |
| Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 1958 by 20th Century Fox. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| Note |
Special features: Movietone newsreel on movie's premiere; theatrical trailer; cast and crew biographies; production notes. |
| Summary |
Set in the Pacific theater during World War II, the musical explores the theme of racial prejudice in 2 parallel stories: a Navy nurse's love for a plantation owner with 2 Eurasian children, and a Marine lieutenant's love for a native woman. |
| Language |
In English with optional English or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired. |
| Genre/Form |
Musical films.
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Musical films.
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Feature films.
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Feature films.
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War films.
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War films.
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| Subject |
World War, 1939-1945 -- Oceania -- Drama.
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Oceania -- Social life and customs -- Drama.
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Oceania. |
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Manners and customs. |
| Genre/Form |
Drama.
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| Subject |
Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
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Man-woman relationships. |
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Racism -- Drama.
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Racism. |
| Genre/Form |
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Subject |
Racism. |
| Genre/Form |
Drama.
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| Added Author |
Osborn, Paul, 1901-1988, screenwriter.
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Hammerstein, Oscar, II, 1895-1960, lyricist.
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Adler, Buddy, 1906-1960, producer.
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Logan, Joshua, director.
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Brazzi, Rossano, 1916-1994, actor.
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Gaynor, Mitzi, 1931- actor.
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Kerr, John, 1931-2013, actor.
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Walston, Ray, 1917-2001, actor.
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Hall, Juanita, 1901-1968, actor.
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Nuyen, France, 1939- actor.
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Brown, Russ, 1892-1964, actor.
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Newman, Alfred, 1901-1970, conductor.
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Michener, James A. (James Albert), 1907-1997.
Tales of the South Pacific.
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Rodgers, Richard, 1902-1979.
South Pacific.
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Magna Theatre Corporation.
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Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.
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CBS Fox Video.
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Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation.
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| Added Title |
South Pacific (Motion picture) https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n00073337
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| Note |
Title on container: Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific |
| Added Title |
Rodgers and Hammerstein's South Pacific |
| Music No. |
4110864 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment |
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