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The Sound of Music (1965) 7.9
A woman leaves an Austrian convent to become a governess to the children of a Naval officer widower. Director:Robert Wise |
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Cast
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| Julie Andrews | ... | ||
| Christopher Plummer | ... | ||
| Eleanor Parker | ... | ||
| Richard Haydn | ... | ||
| Peggy Wood | ... | ||
| Charmian Carr | ... | ||
| Heather Menzies-Urich | ... |
Louisa
(as Heather Menzies)
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| Nicholas Hammond | ... | ||
| Duane Chase | ... | ||
| Angela Cartwright | ... | ||
| Debbie Turner | ... | ||
| Kym Karath | ... | ||
| Anna Lee | ... | ||
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Portia Nelson | ... | |
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Ben Wright | ... | |
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Plot Synopsis
Storyline
In 1930's Austria, a young woman named Maria is failing miserably in her attempts to become a nun. When the Navy captain Georg Von Trapp writes to the convent asking for a governess that can handle his seven mischievous children, Maria is given the job. The Captain's wife is dead, and he is often away, and runs the household as strictly as he does the ships he sails on. The children are unhappy and resentful of the governesses that their father keeps hiring, and have managed to run each of them off one by one. When Maria arrives, she is initially met with the same hostility, but her kindness, understanding, and sense of fun soon draws them to her and brings some much-needed joy into all their lives -- including the Captain's. Eventually he and Maria find themselves falling in love, even though Georg is already engaged to a Baroness and Maria is still a postulant. The romance makes them both start questioning the decisions they have made. Their personal conflicts soon become ... Written by LOTUS73
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
29 March 1965 (UK) See more »Also Known As:
Rodgers and Hammerstein's The Sound of Music See more »Box Office
Budget:
$8,200,000 (estimated)Gross:
$163,214,286 (USA)Company Credits
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Technical Specs
Runtime:
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)Color:
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2.35 : 1
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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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(1959) (uncredited)
Music by Richard Rodgers
Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
Played during the opening credits
Played on guitar by Julie Andrews
Sung by Julie Andrews, Charmian Carr, Nicholas Hammond, Heather Menzies-Urich,
Duane Chase, Angela Cartwright, Debbie Turner and Kym Karath
Reprised by them at the Salzburg folk festival
Played as background music often
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Did You Know?
Trivia
Every year the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles hosts an annual Sound of Music sing-a-long where the song lyrics are shown underneath the screen. The actors who played the Von Trapp children and indeed the real Von Trapp children themselves often make appearances at what has consistently been a sold-out event. See more »Goofs
Just before the Captain first sings "Edleweiss", he reaches for a glass, but in the next shot there is a bottle in his hand. See 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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Crazy Credits
The 20th Century Fox logo is played in complete silence. See more »Soundtracks
"Do-Re-Mi"(1959) (uncredited)
Music by Richard Rodgers
Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
Played during the opening credits
Played on guitar by Julie Andrews
Sung by Julie Andrews, Charmian Carr, Nicholas Hammond, Heather Menzies-Urich,
Duane Chase, Angela Cartwright, Debbie Turner and Kym Karath
Reprised by them at the Salzburg folk festival
Played as background music often
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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.