| Description |
1 videodisc (150 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
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two-dimensional moving image tdi rdacontent. |
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video v rdamedia. |
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videodisc vd rdacarrier. |
| Note |
Originally produced as a motion picuture in 1958. |
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Interactive menus include scene selection, language selection, special features (movieton news premiere, cast & crew, production notes) |
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DVD, THX digitally mastered, widescreen format (aspect ratio: 2.20:1), Dolby digital, NTSC. |
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Based on the novel Tales of the South Pacific by James A. Michener. |
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Adapted from the play South Pacific by Ricahrd Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II and Joshua Logan. |
| Credits |
Photographer, Leon Shamroy ; editor, Robert Simpson ; music, Richard Rodgers ; lyrics, Oscar Hammerstein II. |
| Cast |
Rossano Brazzi, Mitzi Gaynor, John Kerr, Ray Walston, Juanita Hall, France Nuyen, Russ Brown. |
| Summary |
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. |
| System Details |
DVD format. |
| Language |
Closed captioned. |
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Languages: English 5.1 surround, English Dolby surround. Subtitles: English, Spanish. |
| Subject |
DVD-Video discs.
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Musical films.
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War films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Feature films.
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| Added Author |
Brazzi, Rossano, 1916-1994.
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Hall, Juanita, 1901-1968.
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Nuyen, France, 1939-
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Osborn, Paul, 1901-1988.
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Brown, Russ, 1892-1964.
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Hammerstein, Oscar, II, 1895-1960.
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Michener, James A. (James Albert), 1907-1997.
Tales of the South Pacific.
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Gaynor, Mitzi, 1931-
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Walston, Ray, 1917-2001.
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Adler, Buddy, 1906-1960.
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Rodgers, Richard, 1902-1979.
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Logan, Joshua, 1908-1988.
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Kerr, John, 1931-2013.
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| Standard No. |
086162108648 |
| Music No. |
4110864 |
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