Filmed on location at kauai, the garden island of the hawaiians. Rodgers and hammersteins academy awardwinning south pacific is a towering musical masterpiece and the tender love story of a naive. South pacific 1958 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. With rossano brazzi, mitzi gaynor, john kerr, ray walston. Some enchanted evening from south pacific 1958 duration. Though several movies had already been filmed on kauai beginning with. It will be gaynors first visit to the garden island since the film was made there in 1957 and 1958. South pacific 1958 film wikipedia republished wiki 2. The film, directed by joshua logan, stars rossano brazzi, mitzi gaynor, john kerr and ray walston in the leading roles with. South pacific is a 1958 american romantic musical film based on the rodgers and hammerstein musical south pacific, which in turn based on james a. This edition of south pacific is exhilarating, with full high definition demonstrating the brilliant color pallet of the director. The screen adaptation of rodgers and hammersteins tony and pulitzer prize winning musical was released march 19, 1958. South pacific was made into a film of the same name in 1958, and it topped the box office that year.
Back in 1958, when the film version of rodgers and hammerstein classic south pacific was filmed on this beach, a piece of paradise was going. The top ten 1958 released films by box office gross in north america are as follows. The filming of south pacific was halted by a tsunami on march 9, 1957. The film was based on the musical south pacific by rodgers and hammerstein, which had been first staged nine years earlier. The dramatic elements of south pacific are offset by the lowcomedy antics of. Was south pacific 1958 movie filmed in pulau tioman. South pacifics opening scenes were filmed at black pot beach at the mouth of the hanalei river.
South pacific 1958 film the golden throats wiki fandom. South pacific 1958 stream and watch online moviefone. The location of the plantation that was used in south pacific is in bali hai, kauai, hawaii. Weeks before the film s arrival in our town, it was quite a talking point, as the cinema needed revamping to show the movie in the new high resolution widescreen format toddao, with surround sound. Back in 1958, when the film version of rodgers and hammerstein classic south pacific was filmed on this beach, a piece of paradise was. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing south pacific 1958 near you. Having bought the blu ray late last year, this film has been sitting in my collection for a very long time, just waiting for me to finally watch it. South pacific 1958 film wikimili, the best wikipedia. Back in 1958, when the film version of rodgers and hammerstein classic south pacific was filmed on this beach, a piece of paradise.
South pacific is a film adaptation of the stage musical of the same name. All of mitzi gaynors hair styles, as well as the style and cut of her uniforms, when worn, and, especially the party dress in the last sequence before the midway intermission, are strictly 1958 and nothing like what was being worn during the time of the story, i. Released march 19th, 1958, south pacific stars mitzi gaynor, rossano brazzi, john kerr, ray walston the movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 31 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. Read the motion picture adaptation of roger and hammersteins musical south pacific was filmed on the island of kauai using often. Juzni pacifik je americki filmski mjuzikl snimljen 1958.
I wanted some music that was mine to play in the car, as most of the cds in there belong to my male partner. Rodgers and musical director alfred newman brought in muriel smith who had. In addition to the boilerplate fair use template, you must also write out on the image description page a specific explanation or rationale for why. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in this wikipedia article constitutes fair use. South pacific is a 1958 american romantic musical film based on the rodgers and hammerstein musical south pacific, which in turn is based on james a.
Celebrate the 62nd anniversary of the south pacific film with these. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Kauai may not be in the south pacific, but the 1958 movie musical south pacific put it on the map as a premiere film location and a verdant. The film, south pacific, ran for just under 4 years and 6 months at the dominion. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Our new desktop experience was built to be your music destination.
Watch a film based on a pulitzer prize winning novel. June 17, 2005 love blossoms on a paradisical south seas island during world war ii in this splashy screen production of the hit broadway musical. The final scene, however, is when emile returns home to find nellie. When the movie south pacific was released in 1958 it quickly. Bali hai the mythical, mystical island in south pacific.
The composers had much say in this recording, with many of the songs performed by accomplished singers rather than the actors in the film. Micheners shortstory collection tales of the south pacific. Rodgers and hammersteins loveandracism musical in bananasplit color. The huge tsunami destroyed many homes on the north shore and toppled the kalihiwai bridge so the filming trucks could not get to.
South pacific 1958 cast and crew cast photos and info. Joshua logan directed the film, which starred rossano brazzi, mitzi gaynor, john kerr, ray walston and juanita hall. South pacific trade commission, former name of the pacific islands trade and investment commission south west pacific theatre of world war ii, a theatre of the war between the allies and japan disambiguation page providing links to topics that could be referred to by the same search term. Not so today, as this idyllic spot on the north shore of kauai commands a premium. The original soundtrack to the film south pacific was released in 1958. The bulk of south pacific s outdoor scenes were filmed on kauais picturesque north shore. 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. Everyone who wished that south pacific might be made into a large, luxurious film, glowing with literal scenic detail of. The climax of story of the 1958 film, south pacific is that joe gets killed while he and emile debec are doing surveillance. Seeing the film was a memorable experience due to the brilliant cinema photography, the interesting story. On a south pacific island during world war ii, love blooms between a young. The year 1958 in film in the us involved some significant events, including the hit musicals south pacific and gigi topgrossing films u. The screen adaptation of rodgers and hammersteins tony and pulitzer prizewinning musical was released march 19, 1958. The hawaiian estate where south pacific was filmed back.
I have loved the songs from south pacific since i first saw the film over 50 years ago. The hawaiian estate where south pacific was filmed back in 1958. The bonus features also explain the production of the film in great detail and shows the cultural impact that the musical had on the nation during an era of struggling civil rights. What is the climax in the south pacific 1958 film answers. The hawaiian paradise where south pacific was filmed curbed. In addition, the film is a bonanza for movie buffs who enjoy playing spot the bit. South pacific 1958 plot summary 3 on a south pacific island during world war ii, love blooms between a young nurse and a secretive frenchman whos being courted for a dangerous military mission. South pacific 1958 nurse nellie forbush mitzi gaynor of the u. Back in 1958, when the film version of rodgers and hammerstein classic south pacific was filmed on this beach, a piece of paradise was going for peanuts. On a south pacific island during world war ii, love blooms between a young nurse and a secretive frenchman whos being courted for a dangerous military mission.
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