South Pacific

South Pacific (also known as Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific) is a 2001 American romantic musical television film based on the 1949 stage musical of the same name, itself an adaptation of James A. Michener's 1947 book Tales of the South Pacific. Directed by Richard Pearce, the film stars Glenn Close, Harry Connick Jr. and Rade Šerbedžija (credited as Rade Sherbedgia). The screenplay, adapted by Joshua Logan (who directed the previous 1958 film version) and Lawrence D. Cohen, tells the story of a war-torn romance between a young American nurse (Close) and an older French plantation owner (Sherbedgia). The film premiered on March 26, 2001 on ABC to mixed critical reviews, praising its performances but criticizing the rearranged song order and removal of certain numbers deemed politically incorrect. Cast Glenn Close as Ensign Nellie Forbush Harry Connick Jr. as Lt. Joseph Cable Rade Sherbedgia as Emile de Becque Jack Thompson as Capt. George Brackett Lori Tan Chinn as Bloody Mary Ilene Graff as Singing Ngana Natalie Mendoza as Liat Simon Burke as Harbison Steve Bastoni as Lt. Buzz Adams Kimberley Davies as Luann Robert Pastorelli as Luther Billis Craig Ball as Austin Damon Herriman as Professor Salvatore Coco as DeVito Peter Lamb as Bruno Steve Le Marquand as Stewpot Simon Pryce as Bass Sergeant