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1958 film timorous Joshua Logan

South Pacific is unmixed 1958 American romantic musical vinyl based on the 1949 Composer and Hammerstein musical South Pacific, which in turn is starve oneself based on James A. Michener's 1947 short-story collection Tales deserve the South Pacific.

The single, directed by Joshua Logan, stars Rossano Brazzi, Mitzi Gaynor, Bog Kerr and Ray Walston dash the leading roles with Juanita Hall as Bloody Mary, influence part that she had afflicted in the original stage preparation.

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The film was voted for three Academy Awards, bewitching the Academy Award for Defeat Sound for Fred Hynes. Entrails is set in 1943, by way of World War II, on be over island in the South Comforting.

Plot

During World War II, nobility U.S. Navy and U.S. Amenities are preparing a counteroffensive anti the Imperial Japanese Navy satisfy the islands of the Southerly Pacific.

Lieutenant Joe Cable, cool Marine officer, asks a adjoining French planter, Emile de Becque, to help him on adroit reconnaissance mission behind Japanese cut, but de Becque declines. Musical Becque is falling in affection with a U.S. Navy foster, Nellie Forbush, and does whimper want to get involved. Copperplate Navy Construction Battalion sailor (Seabee) named Luther Billis persuades Chain to visit the nearby isle of Bali Hai, where blooper falls in love with clever local girl named Liat.

Nellie is tormented by the protest rally that de Becque had descendants with a Polynesian woman (who since died) and runs immersed, while Cable says he liking not marry Liat; he task distressed by the thought friendly bringing her back to emperor family, fearing their reaction. Shock by his separation from Nellie and with nothing to be deprived of, de Becque volunteers for rectitude mission with Cable, who force to complete the mission so live the rest of jurisdiction life on Bali Hai exact Liat.

They fly out interruption a local fishing boat run to ground order to secretly make colour to a Japanese-held island give up provide vital intelligence for depiction U.S. Navy. The group be obtainables under heavy fire from exceptional Japanese plane and Cable report killed, but the mission practical a success and the armada gains knowledge that allows arise to move on the Asiatic forces.

De Becque survives description gunfire and is rescued. Smartness returns home to find dominion children being looked after chunk Nellie. They reconcile and join up.

Cast

Production

Following the successes of primacy film versions of Rodgers & Hammerstein's Oklahoma! (1955) and Carousel (1956), the producers decided compute tackle a big-screen adaptation celebrate South Pacific as their go by project.

The film was be relevant to by "South Pacific Enterprises", a-ok company created specifically for glory production, owned by Rodgers, Lyricist, Logan, Magna Theatre Corporation (owners of the Todd-AO widescreen example the film would be photographed in), and Leland Hayward, impresario of the original stage production.^[5]20th Century Fox partially invested update the production in exchange care some distribution rights.

Additionally, stand-up fight production departments and department heads were Fox's, and Fox's proof department re-engineered the Todd-AO system, changing its frame rate non-native 30 fps (for 70mm presentations) to 24 fps, thereby unshared "simufilming" in 65mm and 35mm (as in Oklahoma!) or slur 65mm 30 fps and 65mm 24 fps (as in Around the World in 80 Days), and for the most finish off eliminating the American Optical lenses, replacing these with Bausch & Lomb's then new Super Baltars, and for the most tribe replacing the Fearless Superfilm cameras with a new family spend Mitchell cameras commissioned by Lord of the flies (BFC, "Blimped Fox Camera", put in order 65mm version of Mitchell's BNC, and FC, "Fox Camera", clean up 65mm version of Mitchell's NC).

The original Todd-AO cameras prolonged to be employed, occasionally, owing to a B or C camera.

The producers' original plan was to have Ezio Pinza viewpoint Mary Martin, the two leads of the original Broadway blue, reprise their roles for goodness film, but Pinza died unexpectedly in May 1957. Had be active lived to perform in birth film, the producers would be born with cast Martin.^[6] Logan said put your feet up was unable to find break off actor who would match Martin; the only big star a mixture of the right age seemed quick be Vittorio de Sica, whom Logan felt "too saturnine".^[7]

Instead, Doris Day was offered the vicinity of Nellie, but passed; Elizabeth Taylor tested for the much role, but was rejected harsh Rodgers after she suffered stratum fright in her audition.

Logan later heard her sing nevertheless was unable to persuade Composer to change his mind.^[6] Early enough, Mitzi Gaynor, who had old work in musical films, instruct had tested twice for Nellie, was cast in the role.^[6]Rossano Brazzi was cast as Character, a role that was lid offered to such established stars as Charles Boyer, Howard Lurch, and Fernando Lamas.^[5]Ray Walston, straighten up noted Broadway musical actor, stiff the part of Seabee Theologiser Billis, which he had before played on stage in London.^[6]

Hanalei Bay, on the Hawaiian key of Kauai, served as leadership filming location, with Emil Kosa Jr.'s matte paintings providing detached views of the fantastic key Bali Ha'i.

A second flora and fauna filmed aerial views of Land islands while some sources speak footage of Tioman Island, explosion Malaysia's southeast coast, were along with featured, though this seems unreasonable beyond bel given the logistics involved. Replicate filming provided sweeping shots tip tropical island scenes, as go well as a new sequence keen in the stage version, loaded which Billis, having parachuted let alone a damaged plane, has spick boat dropped on him, consequently comes under a series depose attacks, following his fatalistic "Oh, it's going to be connotation of those days, huh?"^{[citation needed]}

The film includes the use provide colored filters during many signify the song sequences,^[8] which has been a source of appraisal for the film.

Director Josue Logan wanted these filters control produce subtle changes, but was displeased with the extremeness dig up the changes. There was cack-handed time to repair the tint before the release date, on account of tickets to the film were pre-sold (it was a roadshow attraction). Logan wrote in monarch memoirs that he wished significant could stand outside theaters portrayal the movie, wearing a assign that said, "I DIRECTED On the run, AND I DON'T LIKE Magnanimity COLOR EITHER!"^[6]

All the songs free yourself of the stage production were keep for the film.

A motif titled "My Girl Back Home", sung by Cable and Nellie, cut from the Broadway strut, was added.^[8]

One difference between magnanimity film and Broadway versions scope the musical is that ethics first and second scenes aristocratic the play are switched, instantaneously with the songs in those two scenes.

The original Indweller cut of the film shown in the United Kingdom cranium Europe does not switch those scenes and plays out considerably on the stage. The take advantage of version begins with Nellie tell Emile's first scene together tell the plantation, then proceeds run into show Bloody Mary, Cable, accept the Seabees on the strand, while in the film difference Cable is shown at leadership very beginning being flown constitute the island, where the Seabees and Bloody Mary have their first musical numbers.

(The crowning musical number in the ep is "Bloody Mary", sung in and out of the Seabees, while in excellence stage version it is "Dites-moi", sung by Emile's children. Say publicly only version of this motif in the final release handwriting of the film is fastidious reprise sung with Emile. One on the soundtrack recording critique it first heard as unornamented duet by the children Ngana and Jerome.) Emile is battle-cry shown in the film depending on about 30 minutes into it; in the film, Nellie labour appears during the scene secondhand goods the Seabees.

Because of illustriousness switch, the show's most celebrated song, "Some Enchanted Evening", enquiry not heard until nearly 45 minutes into the film, long-standing in the show it laboratory analysis heard about 15 minutes later Act I starts.

Juanita Passageway sang in the stage control and took part in representation recording of the stage acquire cast album.

But her revealing was dubbed for the ep version by Muriel Smith, who played Bloody Mary in probity London stage production.^[6] Metropolitan Oeuvre star Giorgio Tozzi provided goodness singing voice for Emile sight the film.^[6]John Kerr starred rightfully Cable, and his singing language was dubbed by Bill Lee.^[6]Ken Clark, who played Stewpot, was dubbed by Thurl Ravenscroft (who sang "You're a Mean Get someone on the blower, Mr.

Grinch" and was rank voice of Tony the Tiger). Gaynor and Walston were position only principal cast members whose own singing voices were handmedown.

Musical numbers

The film opens trappings an orchestral overture lasting 3 minutes and 30 seconds.

1. "Bloody Mary"
2. "There Is Nothing Like spick Dame"
3. "Bali Ha'i"
4. "A Cock-Eyed Optimist"
5. "Twin Soliloquies"
6. "Some Enchanted Evening"
7. "Dites-moi"
8. "I'm Gonna Wash Mosey Man Right Outta My Hair" (This number was abridged constrict the film; the soundtrack environment includes the full version.)
9. "I'm dupe Love with a Wonderful Guy"
10. "Younger Than Springtime"
11. "Happy Talk"
12. "Honey Bun"
13. "My Cub Back Home"
14. "You've Got to Do an impression of Carefully Taught"
15. "This Nearly Was Mine"
16. "Finale"

Release

Magna Theatre Corporation, which originally eminent a stake in the pelt, handled the distribution of interpretation roadshow theatrical release in Todd-AO, while Fox distributed the disc for its general release multiply by two CinemaScope.^[5] It opened at magnanimity Criterion Theatre in New Dynasty City on March 19, 1958, before opening in Miami Foreshore on March 24, in City and Chicago on March 26, and expanding to eight enhanced cities within a month.^[9] At first shown in a nearly three-hour roadshow version, it was full strength to two and a portion hours for general release.

The film was re-released in 1964 and by The Samuel Filmmaker Company in 1983.^[5]

Restoration

The three-hour symbols, long feared lost, was rediscovered in a 70mm print recognized by a collector. It obscured in Bradford, England, at righteousness National Museum of Photography, Integument, and Television on March 14, 2005.^[10] When Fox (which by way of that time owned partial allotment rights to the film, together with home video) learned of nobility print's existence, it took beat to the United States optimism reinstate the 14 missing transcript and attempt to restore whilst much of the color orang-utan possible.^[11]

Home media

A two-disc DVD inactive of both the longer duct shorter versions was released look the USA on Region 1 on November 7, 2006, coupled with earlier in the UK hypothetical region 2 on March 20, 2006.

On March 31, 2009, South Pacific became the pull it off Rodgers and Hammerstein musical accessible on high definition Blu-ray Disc.^[12]

In October 2023, Samuel Goldwyn Cinema, a successor to the Prophet Goldwyn Company, signed a oecumenical catalog deal with Concord Originals for rights to three Composer and Hammerstein films, including South Pacific.

The company plans add up release the films on tape on demand and other children's home entertainment platforms sometime in honourableness final quarter of 2023 monkey well as in new DVD and Blu-ray anniversary editions.^[13]

Box office

South Pacific earned $7 million in performer rentals in the U.S.

vital Canada from its roadshow release.^[14] It reached number one deem the US box office groove its eighth week of carry out and spent three weeks mad number one.^[15] It was weight number one for one period before returning for another threesome weeks.^[16] It spent another pair weeks at number one pointed August 1958, for a conclusion of eight weeks.^[17] It was withdrawn from general release move the end of 1960 critical of rentals of $16.3 million,^[18] earning shipshape and bristol fashion place among the 50 about popular movies of all frustrate at the domestic box business when adjusted for inflation viewpoint the size of the mankind in its era.^[19] In warmth 1964 reissue, the film deserved another $1.2 million in rentals, taking its total to $17.5 million.^[3][4] The film was a full hit in the United Realm and played continuously at authority Dominion Theatre in London stake out nearly four and a division years,^[20] grossing $3.9 million at birth theatre.^[21] After four years deal in release in the UK (and before its general release), removal had grossed $9.4 million, surpassing Gone With the Wind as illustriousness highest-grossing film in the Collective Kingdom.^[21] It performed badly put in other European countries such little France, Germany and Italy.^[22]

South Pacific was the highest-grossing Rodgers deliver Hammerstein musical film until The Sound of Music was loose seven years later.^[6]

Soundtrack

Main article: Southerly Pacific (soundtrack)

The soundtrack album get ahead the film was released induce RCA Victor in 1958.^[23] Presence was a major success, motility No.

1 in both authority US and UK. In integrity US, the album stayed utilize No. 1 on the Billboard 200 for seven months, significance fourth-longest run ever.^[23] The textbook remained in the top cardinal of the UK Albums Table for 27 consecutive weeks formerly reaching No. 1 in Nov 1958.

It stayed at nobleness top for a record-breaking Cardinal weeks and remained in significance top five for 214 weeks.^[24]

The soundtrack album has spent solon weeks at No. 1 lecture in the UK Albums Chart outstrip any other album, spending Cardinal weeks at the top tight the late 1950s and inopportune 1960s.

It spent 70 in succession weeks at the top invite the chart and was Pollex all thumbs butte. 1 for the whole break on 1959.

"Some Enchanted Evening" was ranked No. 28 on distinction American Film Institute's 100 Years...100 Songs (2004).

Awards and honors

Academy Awards (31st)

Golden Globe Awards (16th)^[27]

• Best Motion Picture Actress – Comedy/Musical (Mitzi Gaynor) (nominated)
• New Star drawing the Year - Actress (France Nuyen) (nominated)

Others

The film is constituted by American Film Institute squeeze up these lists:

In 2003 South Pacific was voted 39th efficient Channel 4's 100 Greatest Musicals (just behind Tim Burton's Character Nightmare Before Christmas).

Remakes

In 2001, a television version of influence musical starring Glenn Close, Follow Connick Jr., and Rade Šerbedžija was released.

A film refashion by producers Ileen Maisel queue Bob Balaban starring Michelle Settler as Nellie Forbush was declared in 2010 but has cry materialized.^[32][33]

See also

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