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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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  • Rodgers and Hammerstein's Academy Award -winning "South Pacific" is a towering musical masterpiece and the tender love story of a naïve young Navy nurse (Mitzi Gaynor) and an older French Plantation owner (Rossano Brazzi) on a U.S. occupied South Sea island. The breathtaking score is highlighted by some of the most romantic songs ever written: "Some Enchanted Evening," "There is Nothin' Like a Dame," "Younger Than Springtime" and more. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, South Pacific ranks among the most celebrated of Rodgers and Hammerstein's acclaimed musicals.
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    What the hell could anyone have been thinking in literalizing an "enchanted evening" as a toxic cloud?

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    02/11/07
    Walter Chaw
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    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.

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    Despite the reddish hues, one great Rodgers and Hammerstein musical.

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