Title:
South Pacific
Uniform Title:
South Pacific (Motion picture : 1958)
Edition:
Collector's ed.
Publication Information:
Beverly Hills, Calif. : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2006]
Physical Description:
2 videodiscs (ca. 157 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
General Note:
Based on "Tales of the South Pacific" by James A. Michener.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1958.
Special features: Disc 1: Audio commentary by Ted Chapin and Gerard Alessandrini; Songs-only option; Singalong karaoke subtitles (English); Disc 2: Extended "road show" version of 'South Pacific' (172 min., col.); Commentary by Richard Barrios; Exclusive featurette: "Making of 'South Pacific'"; Diane Sawyer takes James Michener back to the islands where his "Tales of the South Pacific" were born; Vintage stage excerpts: "Some enchanted evening" and "A wonderful guy" performed by original Broadway stars Mary Martin and Ezio Pinza; Fox Movietone News: "'South Pacific' on the screen--a perfect hit, State Department confers high honor on 'South Pacific'"; Mitzi Gaynor screen test; Original theatrical trailer.
Summary:
A young American nurse from Little Rock meets the handsome and mysterious French planter on a South Pacific island during World War II. Seeking respite from the battles around them, they find refuge in each other as their romance blooms in the lush tropical paradise.
System Details:
DVD, REGION 1, ANAMORPHIC WIDESCREEN (2.20:1, LETTERBOX) PRESENTATION; (DISC 1) DOLBY DIGITAL 5.0 SURROUND, DOLBY DIGITAL STEREO., DOLBY DIGITAL MONO., DUAL LAYER, NTSC, (DISC 2) DOLBY DIGITAL 5.0 SURROUND, DOLBY DIGITAL STEREO., DUAL LAYER, NTSC.
Language Note:
DISC 1 (ORIGINAL THEATRICAL VERSION): ENGLISH, DUBBED SPANISH OR DUBBED FRENCH DIALOGUE, ENGLISH OR SPANISH SUBTITLES; CLOSED-CAPTIONED.
DISC 2 (ROAD SHOW VERSION): ENGLISH DIALOGUE, ENGLISH OR SPANISH SUBTITLES; CLOSED-CAPTIONED.
