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The musical received a film adaptation in 1958. It made more money than any other movie of the year, and eventually became Rodgers' and Hammerstein's first movie available on Blu-Ray Disc.

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=== This musical provides examples of: ===

* [[All Musicals Are Adaptations]]: weaves together two separate stories from James A. Michener's ''Tales of the South Pacific''.

* [[All Star Cast]]: The Carnegie Hall concert version in 2006 brought together famous opera singer Brian Stokes Mitchell as de Becque, country legend [[~~Reba McEntire|~~Reba McEntire]] as Nellie, and Alec Baldwin as Billis.

* [[All-Star Cast]]: The Carnegie Hall concert version in 2006 brought together famous opera singer Brian Stokes Mitchell as de Becque, country legend [[Reba McEntire]] as Nellie, and Alec Baldwin as Billis.

* [[An Aesop]]

* [[Anguished Declaration of Love]]: Emile, when Nellie is leaving him.

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* [[Have a Gay Old Time]]: Joe sings to Liat that he's "gayer than laughter" when he's with her.

* [[Everyone Looks Sexier If French]] / [[Everything Sounds Sexier in French]]: Emile, depending on the actor in question.

* [[I Am Song]]: "A Cockeyed Optimist".

* [["I Am" Song]]: "A Cockeyed Optimist".

* [[Irrelevant Act Opener]]

* [[Ivy League for Everyone]]

* [[Jerk With a Heart of Gold]]: Billis.

* [[Love At First Sight]]: Nellie and Emile (see "Some Enchanted Evening").

* [[May December Romance]]: Nellie and Emile. Averted in some modern productions which age up Nellie to make her the same age (or almost) as Emile.

* [[May-December Romance]]: Nellie and Emile. Averted in some modern productions which age up Nellie to make her the same age (or almost) as Emile.

* [[Mildly Military]]

* [[Mood Whiplash]]: At the beginning of Act II, Bloody Mary and Liat entertain Joe Cable with "Happy Talk" in attempt to get him to fall for Liat. However, he turns down the opportunity to marry her afterward, causing Bloody Mary to aggressively end their romance.