
South Pacific
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Release Date
3/18/1958Runtime
157 minsOverview
Can a girl from Little Rock find happiness with a mature French planter she got to know one enchanted evening away from the military hospital where she is a nurse? Or should she just wash that man out of her hair? Bloody Mary is the philosopher of the island and it's hard to believe she could be the mother of Liat who has captured the heart of Lt. Joseph Cable USMC. While waiting for action in the war in the South Pacific, sailors and nurses put on a musical comedy show. The war gets closer and the saga of Nellie Forbush and Emile de Becque becomes serious drama.
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ReleasedOriginal Language
EnglishBudget
$6,000,000Revenue
$36,800,000Homepage
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A lavish wartime romance that sweeps between musical escapism and genuine emotional stakes, where the lush tropical setting becomes both paradise and cage. The film grapples with desire and prejudice even as it showcases the spectacle of a grand musical production.
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Rossano Brazzi
Emile De Becque

Mitzi Gaynor
Ensign Nellie Forbush, USN

John Kerr
Lt. Joseph Cable, USMC

Ray Walston
Luther Billis

Juanita Hall
Bloody Mary

France Nuyen
Liat

Russ Brown
Capt. J.M. Brackett, USN

Jack Mullaney
The Professor

Ken Clark
Stewpot

Floyd Simmons
Commander Harbison, USN
Candace Lee
Ngana - Emile's Child
Warren Hsieh
Jerome - Emile's Child
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