On this day in 1958, Rodgers & Hammerstein's SOUTH PACIFIC premiered in movie theaters! 64 years later, we still get chills when we hear the overture. 🥰 Watch the film to celebrate: https://bit.ly/3whaYIf | South Pacific

South Pacific is a 1958 American romantic musical film based on the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical South Pacific, which in turn is based on James A. Michener's short-story collection Tales of the South Pacific. The film, directed by Joshua Logan, stars Rossano Brazzi, Mitzi Gaynor, John Kerr and Ray Walston in the leading roles with Juanita Hall as Bloody Mary, the part that she had played in the original stage production. The film was nominated for three Academy Awards, winning the Academy Awa