South Pacific (1958 film)

South Pacific
South Pacific
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Joshua Logan
Screenplay by	Paul Osborn
Based on	South Pacific; by Oscar Hammerstein II; Joshua Logan; Tales of the South Pacific; by James A. Michener
Produced by	Buddy Adler
Starring	Rossano Brazzi; Mitzi Gaynor; John Kerr; France Nuyen; Ray Walston; Juanita Hall;
Cinematography	Leon Shamroy
Edited by	Robert L. Simpson
Music by	Richard Rodgers
Color process	De Luxe
Production; company	South Pacific Enterprises
Distributed by	Magna; 20th Century-Fox
Release date	March 19, 1958;
Running time	157 minutes; (Theatrical Version); 172 minutes; (Roadshow Version)
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$5.61 million
Box office	$17.5 million (rentals)

South Pacific is a 1958 American romantic musical film based on the 1949 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical South Pacific, which in turn is loosely based on James A. Michener's 1947 short-story collection Tales of the South Pacific. The film, directed by Joshua Logan, stars Rossano Brazzi, Mitzi Gaynor, John Kerr and Ray Walston in the leading roles with Juanita Hall as Bloody Mary, the part that she had played in the original stage production. The film was nominated for three Academy Awards, winning the Academy Award for Best Sound for Fred Hynes. It is set in 1943, during World War II, on an island in the South Pacific.

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