South Pacific
by Joshua Logan
List Price:
Our Price: $17.65
You Save: $2.33 (12%)
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Buy Used: from $10.45 (click here)
Category: DVD
See more DVD details
Buy this DVD movie at online store in your country
Canada
Canada
DVD details
Actor: John Kerr (II), Juanita Hall, Mitzi Gaynor, Ray Walston, Rossano BrazziDirector: Joshua Logan
DVD: 2 Layers, Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Letterboxed, NTSC, THX, Widescreen
Picture Format: Letterbox, 2.20:1
Running Time: 150 minutes
DVD Release Date: 1999-04-27
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: 20th Century Fox
DVD Reviews of South Pacific
DVD Review: "Soutn Pacific" DVD
Summary: 5 Stars
Broadway was just a string of Variety shows until "South Pacific". Everything changed after that. This DVD is a wonderful experience.DVD Review: Great gift
Summary: 5 Stars
I had bought a different DVD of South Pacific for my children's anniversary, but returned it as that wasn't the one they wanted. They are just thrilled with this one.South Pacific (Collector's Edition)DVD Review: Great classic
Summary: 5 Stars
The digital enhancement of this old classic is superb! The special features were also very good. Pure entertainment!DVD Review: Classic Favorite
Summary: 5 Stars
A great classic musical movie. I had a scratchy VHS tape of this and wanted to get a good, clear movie. Thank you for making it available at a reasonable price. The music in it is very, very good and the story is a great one.DVD Review: This musical did not age well. I'm very disappointed.
Summary: 1 Stars
This musical did not age well at all. I'm crushed and disappointed. Purchased for my granddaughter based on my memory of the film, but the acting was weak and stilted, with the exception of the old Polynesian dame, who was WONDERFUL. Still, not worth the money or experience of seeing it again.
Description of South Pacific
The dazzling Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, brought to lush life by the director of the original stage version, Joshua Logan. Set on a remote island during the Second World War, South Pacific tracks two parallel romances: one between a Navy nurse (Mitzi Gaynor) "as corny as Kansas in August" and a wealthy French plantation owner (Rossano Brazzi), the other between a young American officer (John Kerr) and a native girl (France Nuyen). The theme of interracial love was still daring in 1958, and so was director Logan's decision to overlay emotional moments with tinted filters--a technique that misfires as often as it hits. The comic relief tends to fall flat, and an overly spunky Mitzi Gaynor is a poor substitute for the stage original's Mary Martin. But the location scenery on the Hawaiian island of Kauai is gorgeous, and the songs are among the finest in the American musical catalog: "Some Enchanted Evening," "Younger than Springtime," "I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outta My Hair," "This Nearly Was Mine." That's Juanita Hall as the sly native trader Bloody Mary, singing the haunting tune that launched a thousand tiki bars, "Bali H'ai." Based on stories from James Michener's book Tales from the South Pacific. --Robert HortonAdapted from Books DVDs
DVD Video
- Action & Adventure
- African American Cinema
- Animation
- Anime & Manga
- Art House & International
- Classics
- Comedy
- Cult Movies
- Documentary
- Drama
- Educational
- Fitness & Yoga
- Gay & Lesbian
- Horror
- Kids & Family
- Military & War
- Music Video & Concerts
- Musicals & Performing Arts
- Mystery & Suspense
- Science Fiction & Fantasy
- Special Interests
- Sports
- Television
- Westerns
Bestsellers in Adapted from Books DVDs
The Music Man (Special Edition)PRESTON,ROBERT; Release date: 1999-02-23; DVD
Best price: $11.66
Price in other shops:
My Fair LadyHARRISON,REX; Release date: 1998-12-08; DVD
Best price: $12.81
Price in other shops:
The NeverEnding StoryHATHAWAY,NOAH; Release date: 2001-09-04; DVD
Best price: $4.49
Price in other shops:
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Widescreen Edition)Warner Brothers; Release date: 2007-12-11; DVD
Best price: $9.96
Price in other shops:
Bedknobs and Broomsticks (30th Anniversary Edition)Release date: 2001-03-20; DVD
Best price: $9.69
Price in other shops:
The WitchesRelease date: 1999-06-22; DVD
Best price: $3.91
Price in other shops:
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Disney Special Platinum Edition)Release date: 2001-10-09; DVD
Best price: $40.95
Cinderella (Two-Disc Special Edition)Disney; Release date: 2005-10-04; DVD
Best price: $24.94
Price in other shops:
Beauty and the BeastDisney; Release date: 2002-10-08; DVD
Best price: $28.99
Price in other shops:
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (Disney Gold Classic Collection)Disney; Release date: 2000-10-03; DVD
Best price: $13.26
Price in other shops:
Similar DVDs, VHS Video, Audio CDs
Flower Drum SongUNIVERSAL STUDIOS HOME ENTERTAIN.; Release date: 2006-11-07; DVD
Best price: $6.83
Price in other shops:
Guys and DollsTWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENT; Release date: 2000-04-18; DVD
Best price: $3.95
Price in other shops:
South Pacific (1958 Film Soundtrack)Release date: 2000-10-24; Music CD
Best price: $7.35
Price in other shops:
West Side Story (Full Screen Edition)WOOD,NATALIE; Release date: 2003-10-07; DVD
Best price: $3.31
Price in other shops:
Show BoatRelease date: 2000-08-08; DVD
Best price: $13.01
Price in other shops:
My Fair LadyHARRISON,REX; Release date: 1998-12-08; DVD
Best price: $12.81
Price in other shops:
The Music Man (Special Edition)PRESTON,ROBERT; Release date: 1999-02-23; DVD
Best price: $11.66
Price in other shops:
Carousel (50th Anniversary Edition)TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENT; Release date: 2006-11-07; DVD
Best price: $11.82
Price in other shops:
Oklahoma! (50th Anniversary Edition)Release date: 2005-11-15; DVD
Best price: $13.04
Price in other shops:
The King and I (50th Anniversary Edition)TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENT; Release date: 2006-11-07; DVD
Best price: $13.30
Price in other shops: