Rodgers & Hammerstein's "South Pacific"
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Ian Thornburn
Steve Lemarquand
Robert Pastorelli
Troy Sussman
Henri Szeps
Rodger Tavergeux
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Adaptation of the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, based on the novel "Tales of the South Pacific," by James A. Michener, about love and loss on a remote Pacific island during World War II. The story tracks two parallel romances: one between Nellie Forbush, a Navy nurse, and Emile DeBecque, a wealthy plantation owner; and the other between a native girl and a young American Marine, Lieutenant Joseph Cable, whose secret mission on the island could change the course of the war.
Nellie is a small-town woman who joined the Navy to see the world outside her hometown of Little Rock, Arkansas. When she meets the arrestingly handsome Emile, the two fall in love at first sight. But Emile is hiding a secret that goes against everything Nellie was brought up to believe in, threatening their blossoming romance.
Lieutenant Cable wasn't looking for love when he arrived on the island. He is on a secret mission, reporting to Captain Brackett, to establish a coast watch on an enemy-held island to spy on the Japanese -- a mission that requires enlisting the aid of someone who knows the area well. He meets Luther Billis, a wily Seabee who runs various "businesses" and cons on the island, as well as Bloody Mary, a shrewd Tonkinese woman who uses the GIs as much as she caters to them, with her island trinkets and souvenirs. When Billis takes Cable to the exotic island of Bali Ha'i for some R&R, Mary introduces him to her beautiful daughter, Liat, and Cable falls passionately in love.
Both romances face daunting obstacles as lovers are torn apart by racial prejudice. Heartbroken and disenchanted, Cable and Emile make the decision to embark on a dangerous mission that may threaten both of their lives, unbeknownst to Nellie, who must keep up a strong front during the tragedies of war.
Cast
Steve Lemarquand
Robert Pastorelli
Troy Sussman
Henri Szeps
Rodger Tavergeux
Craig Ball
Angeline Neville
David Harris
Brendan Hanson
Simon Pryce
Janet Morton
Armando Hurley
Harry Connick
Chris Lloyds
Ashley Lyons
Glenn Close
Tony Lepage
Kimberley Davies
Copa Vendegou
Ketiwar Vendegou
Peter Tuitama
Rade Serbedzija
Dylan Currie
Caroline Brazier
Benjamin Adams
Karl Mcmillan
Steve Bastoni
Anthony Weigh
Jenelle Favazzo
Simon Burke
John Sheerin
Simon Hyland
Pippa Grandison
Ilene Graff
Peter Lamb
Jack Thompson
Natalie O'donnell
Sara Gleeson
Craig Ilott
Angela Toohey
Natalie Mendoza
Jonathan Stuart
Salvatore Coco
Yvette Robinson
Damon Herriman
Leonie Page
Michael Griffiths
Liam Mclochlan
Justin Smith
Madison Mckoy
Jacqui Roe
Annie Starke
Lori Tan Chinn
Matthew Dale
Crew
Sandra Alexander
Rick Ash
Paul Bogaev
Paul Bogaev
Howard Braunstein
Lisa Brennan
Toby Churchill Brown
Anne Bruning
Lynne Cartwright
Glenn Close
Lawrence D Cohen
Lawrence D Cohen
Martial Corneville
Brian Cox
Jamie Crooks
Jim Dedman
Michel Derenevil
Michel Derenevil
Jennifer Deschamps
David Dunkley
Alan Dunstan
Phillipe Duprel
Joe Earle
Pablo Ferro
Reg Garside
Michael Gore
Michael Gore
Murray Gosson
Warren Grieef
Jane Griffin
Oscar Hammerstein Ii
Oscar Hammerstein Ii
Coralie Hartl
Phillip Hartl
Cliff Henry
Michael Hofacre
Andrea Hood
Geoff Howe
Michael Jaffe
Paula Jensen
Carolyn Johns
Karen Jones
Kerry-lee Jury
Angela Kenny
Christine King
Lynzee Klingman
Deborah Lanser
Vivianne Laroche
Emma Lawes
Odile Le Clezio
John Lee
Joshua Logan
Helen Maggs
Karen Mansfield
Andrew Matthews
Will Matthews
Suza Maybury
Nicholas Mccallum
James A. Michener
Victoria Mielewska
Glenn T Morgan
Tracey Morley
Joel Moss
Paul Naylor
Vincent Paterson
David Pearson
Francis Peltier
Douglas Perry
Craig Philpott
John Platt
Jem Rayner
Tom Read
Leandro Righini
Richard Rodgers
Richard Rodgers
Phillip Roope
Curtis Roush
Noni Roy
Tim Ryan
Christine Sacani
Steven Sallybanks
Prisque Salvi
Guntis Sics
Margery Simkin
Michael Small
Marc Spicer
Nicole Spiro
Emanda Thomas
Gregg Thomas
Kerry Thompson
Ian Thornburn
Mark Turnbull
Patrizia Von Brandenstein
Louise Wakefield
Pamela Willis-burden
Stephen F. Windon
Lawrence Woodward
Lawrence Woodward
Jim Wooley
Harold Wright
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States March 26, 2001
Released in United States on Video August 28, 2001
Previously in development at Hallmark Entertainment for the 1999-2000 season.
Estimated budget: $15,000,000
Estimated budget: $20,000,000
Began shooting July 10, 2000.
Completed shooting September 7, 2000.
The stage play, "South Pacific," opened on Broadway on April 7, 1949, with Mary Martin as Nellie Forbush and Ezio Pinza as Emile de Becque. The film adaptation was released in April 1958, with Mitzi Gaynor as Nellie Forbush and Rossano Brazzi as Emile de Becque.
