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May 11, 2013akirakato rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
This is a 1958 American romantic musical film based on James A. Michener's Tales of the South Pacific. His book is a collection of sequentially related short stories about World War II, based on observations and anecdotes he collected while stationed as a lieutenant commander in the US Navy on the island of Espiritu Santo in the New Hebrides Islands. This island is now known as Vanuatu. The DVD contains a 14-minute documentary about the making of this film as well as a 22-minute excerpt of "60 MINUTES: The Tales of South Pacific," in which James Michener and his Japanese-American wife visit the places where his stories took place. It is really fascinating and entertaining.