Might not be musical enough for some, and it's certainly not going to be substantial enough for some. But it's entertaining and more emotionally true than you might expect.
South Pacific (1958)
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Reviews Counted:8
Fresh:6
Rotten:2
Average Rating:6.4/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 50 mins
Genre: Musical & Performing Arts
Synopsis: Love blossoms on a paradisical South Seas island during World War II in this splashy screen production of the hit Broadway musical. A Navy nurse falls for a French planter, an American lieutenant... Love blossoms on a paradisical South Seas island during World War II in this splashy screen production of the hit Broadway musical. A Navy nurse falls for a French planter, an American lieutenant woos a fetching native girl and an assortment of sailors lust after female military personnel. All this amorous activity, with the attendant problems of interracial romance, provide fodder for the some of Rodger & Hammerstein's most famous and well-loved tunes, including "I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Out of My Hair," "Bali Ha'i," and "Got to Be Taught to Hate." [More]
Starring: Mitzi Gaynor, Rossano Brazzi, John Kerr, Ray Walston
Starring: Mitzi Gaynor, Rossano Brazzi, John Kerr, Ray Walston, Juanita Hall, France Nuyen, Tom Laughlin, Russ Brown
Director: Joshua Logan
Director: Joshua Logan
Screenwriter: Paul Osborn
Producer: Buddy Adler
Composer: Alfred Newman, Richard Rodgers
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Mar 31, 2009
Reviews for South Pacific
What the hell could anyone have been thinking in literalizing an "enchanted evening" as a toxic cloud?
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