South Pacific (1958 film)

South Pacific is a 1958 American romantic musical film adaptation of the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical South Pacific, and based on James A. Micheners Tales of the South Pacific. The film, directed by Joshua Logan, starred 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.

Following the success of the film version of Rodgers amp Hammersteins Oklahoma 1955, the producers decided to tackle a bigscreen adaptation of South Pacific as their next project.The film was produced by South Pacific Enterprises, a company created specifically for the production, owned by Rodgers, Hammerstein, Logan, Magna Theatre Corporation owners of the ToddAO widescreen process the film would be photographed in, and Leland Hayward, producer of the original stage production. 20th Century Fox partially invested in the production in exchange for some distribution rights. Additionally, all the departments and department heads were Foxs. ........

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