South Pacific (1958 film)

South Pacific
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJoshua Logan
Screenplay byPaul Osborn
Based onSouth Pacific
by Oscar Hammerstein II
Joshua Logan
Tales of the South Pacific
by James A. Michener
Produced byBuddy Adler
Starring
CinematographyLeon Shamroy
Edited byRobert L. Simpson
Music byRichard Rodgers
Color processDe Luxe
Production
company
South Pacific Enterprises
Distributed byMagna
20th Century-Fox
Release date
  • March 19, 1958 (1958-03-19)
Running time
157 minutes
(Theatrical Version)[1]
172 minutes
(Roadshow Version)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$5.61 million[2]
Box office$17.5 million (rentals)[3][4]

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.

  1. ^ "SOUTH PACIFIC (U)". British Board of Film Classification. 1958-03-28. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
  2. ^ Solomon, Aubrey (2002). Twentieth Century-Fox: A Corporate and Financial History. Scarecrow Press, Inc. p. 251. ISBN 9780810842441.
  3. ^ Cohn, Lawrence (October 15, 1990). "All Time Film Rental Champs". Variety. p. M-186. ISSN 0042-2738.
  4. ^ Solomon, Aubrey (2002). Twentieth Century-Fox: A Corporate and Financial History. Scarecrow Press, Inc. p. 227. ISBN 9780810842441.