USA,
1958, 151 min
Directed by:
Joshua LoganCinematography:
Leon ShamroyCast:
Rossano Brazzi, Mitzi Gaynor, John Kerr, Ray Walston, Juanita Hall, France Nuyen, Russ Brown, Jack Mullaney, Tom Laughlin, Ken Clark, Ed Fury, Richard Harrison (more)Plots(1)
Rodgers and Hammerstein's Academy Award®-winning "South Pacific" is a towering musical masterpiece and the tender love story of a naive young Navy nurse (Mitzi Gaynor) and an older French Plantation owner (Rossano Brazzi) on a U.S. occupied South Sea island. The breathtaking score is highlighted by some of the most romantic songs ever written. (20th Century Fox UK)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 1959 - Best Sound Mixing
- 1959 - Leon Shamroy (Best Cinematography (Color))
- 1959 - Alfred Newman, Ken Darby (Best Scoring of a Musical Picture)
Golden Globes
- 1959 - Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
- 1959 - Mitzi Gaynor (Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy)
- 1959 - France Nuyen (New Star of the Year – Actress)