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The Sound of Music (1965) -- A woman leaves an Austrian convent to become a governess to a Naval officer widower.
The Sound of Music (1965) -- A woman leaves an Austrian convent to become a governess to a Naval officer widower.
The Sound of Music (1965) -- A woman leaves an Austrian convent to become a governess to a Naval officer widower. Promotional trailer that also offers scenes of State Fair (1962)and Oklahoma! (1955).
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Overview

User Rating:
7.9/10   48,079 votes
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Director:
Robert Wise
Writers:
Howard Lindsay (book) &
Russel Crouse (book) ...
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Release Date:
29 March 1965 (UK) more
Genre:
Biography | Drama | Family | Musical more
Tagline:
...the more you see it, the more it becomes one of your favorite things! more
Plot:
A woman leaves an Austrian convent to become a governess to a Naval officer widower. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
Won 5 Oscars. Another 10 wins & 10 nominations more
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(80 articles)
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Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Julie Andrews ... Maria

Christopher Plummer ... Captain Von Trapp
Eleanor Parker ... The Baroness
Richard Haydn ... Max Detweiler
Peggy Wood ... Mother Abbess
Charmian Carr ... Liesl
Heather Menzies ... Louisa

Nicholas Hammond ... Friedrich
Duane Chase ... Kurt

Angela Cartwright ... Brigitta
Debbie Turner ... Marta
Kym Karath ... Gretl
Anna Lee ... Sister Margaretta
Portia Nelson ... Sister Berthe
Ben Wright ... Herr Zeller
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Rodgers and Hammerstein's The Sound of Music (UK) (complete title) (USA) (complete title)
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Runtime:
174 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Mono (Westrex Recording System) (35 mm prints) | Stereo (some 35 mm prints) | DTS 70 mm (70mm re-release)
Certification:
Canada:F (Ontario) | Canada:G (Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Quebec) | Iceland:L | Ireland:G | Spain:T | Germany:6 | West Germany:6 | Malaysia:U (DVD) | USA:Approved (certificate #20734) (original rating) | Canada:G (video rating) | Brazil:Livre | Argentina:Atp | Australia:G | Chile:TE | Finland:S | Norway:7 (original rating) | Norway:A (DVD rating) | Peru:PT | Singapore:G | South Korea:All | Sweden:11 | Sweden:Btl (re-release) | UK:U | USA:G (re-rating) (1969)
Filming Locations:
20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA more
Company:
Robert Wise Productions more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The gazebo changes size (becomes larger) when we go inside it. This is intentional. There was a real gazebo on the property where they filmed the scenes at the back of the house, but it was too small for the dance numbers, so they built an interior for the gazebo in Hollywood that was significantly larger. more
Goofs:
Incorrectly regarded as goofs: Papa von Trapp was an officer in the Austrian Navy. Yet how can this be? Austria is a landlocked country. But it wasn't, during World War I, when the old Austria-Hungarian empire, which included what became Yugoslavia, had ports on the Adriatic Sea and Papa Von Trapp served in its navy. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Maria: [singing] The hills are alive with the sound of music / With songs they have sung for a thousand years. / The hills fill my heart with the sound of music. / My heart wants to sing every song it hears.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults (1997) (TV) more
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62 out of 75 people found the following comment useful.
Timeless Classic, 4 May 2000
Author: michyh from Los Angeles

One of my all-time favorite movies. It might be on the sweet side, but sometimes that's just exactly what is needed. Anyway, there is Christopher Plummer as the captain to balance out all that sweetness. I always thought he had a great voice and terrific screen presence in this film.

Julie Andrews at her freshest and best...her singing is wonderful, the alps are wonderful, the songs are memorable, and the story line never gets boring.

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