South Pacific (1958)

Music Romance War

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.

Updated May 10 2020

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1958-03-18

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Runtime: 157 mins Revenue: $36,800,000 Budget: $6,000,000 Rating: 6.5 Tag Line: There is nothing you can name that is anything like... [South Pacific]

Cast

Russ Brown

Capt. Brackett, USN

Ray Walston

Luther Billis

France Nuyen

Liat

Rossano Brazzi

Emile de Becque

John Kerr

Lt. Joseph Cable, USMC

Ken Clark

Stewpot

Jack Mullaney

The Professor

Mitzi Gaynor

Ensign Nellie Forbush, USN