South Pacific

Mar 26, 2001

2h 12m

★ 4.9

Television remake of the Rodgers & Hammerstein classic.

Overview

During World War II in the South Pacific love is found between a young nurse, Nellie Forbush and an older French plantation owner, Emile de Becque. The war is tearing them apart.

Genres

Drama

Music

Romance

TV Movie

Production Companies

White Cap Productions

Jaffe/Braunstein Films

Touchstone Television

South Pacific Trailers

No Trailers found.

Cast

Nellie Forbush

Glenn Close

Lt. Joseph Cable

Harry Connick Jr.

Emile de Becque

Rade Šerbedžija

Captain George Brackett

Jack Thompson

Singing Ngana

Ilene Graff

Bloody Mary

Lori Tan Chinn

Liat

Natalie Mendoza

Harbison

Simon Burke

Bus Adams

Steve Bastoni

Luther Billis

Robert Pastorelli

Austin

Craig Ball

Professor

Damon Herriman

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