| What: South Pacific (Blu-Ray) When: March 31st Studio: Fox |  |  |
**Fox** has announced a March 31st release date for South Pacific (Blu-Ray) - 50th Anniversary Collector's Edition. The 2-disc set will retail for $34.99, but is available at Classicflix.com for only $27.99.
It will match the 2006 SD set with "General Release" and "Road Show" versions and all the same bonus features with the addition of a new full-length documentary: Passion, Prejudice and South Pacific: Creating An American Masterpiece. Details below.
SYNOPSIS:
It all starts "Some Enchanted Evening," when a young American nurse from Little Rock (Mitzi Gaynor) meets the handsome and mysterious French planter (Rossano Brazzi) 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. The natural beauty of the islands, the hijinks of the sailors, the danger of war, the passion of young love and the strength of true love are joined by a sensational Rodgers Hammerstein score.
Surrounding this Oscar-winning classic are special features as a behind-the-scenes making-of featurette, a songs-only option, Sinalong subtitles, vintage stage excerpts with the original Broadway stars, insightful commentary, and much, much more!
BONUS FEATURES:
DISC 1 (157 Minute General Release Version):
It all starts "Some Enchanted Evening," when a young American nurse from Little Rock (Mitzi Gaynor) meets the handsome and mysterious French planter (Rossano Brazzi) 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. The natural beauty of the islands, the hijinks of the sailors, the danger of war, the passion of young love and the strength of true love are joined by a sensational Rodgers Hammerstein score.
Surrounding this Oscar-winning classic are special features as a behind-the-scenes making-of featurette, a songs-only option, Sinalong subtitles, vintage stage excerpts with the original Broadway stars, insightful commentary, and much, much more!
BONUS FEATURES:
DISC 1 (157 Minute General Release Version):
- Audio Commentary by Rogers & Hammerstein Organization President Ted Chapin and Musical Theater Writer Geard Alessandrini
- Sinalong Karaoke Subtitles (English)
- Songs-Only Option
- Extended "Road Show" Version of South Pacific
- Commentary by Film Historian Richard Barrios
- Blu-Ray Exclusive: Passion, Prejudice and South Pacific: Creating An American Masterpiece Documentary
- The Making of South Pacific Featurette
- Diane Sawyer takes James Michener Back to the Islands where his Tales of the South Pacific were born
- Vintage Stage Excerpts:
- Some Enchanted Evening
- A Wonderful Guy
- 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
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