A young novitiate is sent by her convent in 1930s Austria to become a governess to the seven children of a widowed naval officer.A young novitiate is sent by her convent in 1930s Austria to become a governess to the seven children of a widowed naval officer.A young novitiate is sent by her convent in 1930s Austria to become a governess to the seven children of a widowed naval officer.
- Director
- Writers
- Georg Hurdalek(with the partial use of ideas by)
- Howard Lindsay(from the stage musical book by)
- Russel Crouse(from the stage musical book by)
- Stars
Top credits
- Director
- Writers
- Georg Hurdalek(with the partial use of ideas by)
- Howard Lindsay(from the stage musical book by)
- Russel Crouse(from the stage musical book by)
- Stars
- Won 5 Oscars
- 17 wins & 13 nominations total
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Heather Menzies-Urich
- Louisa von Trappas Louisa von Trapp
- (as Heather Menzies)
Gilchrist Stuart
- Franzas Franz
- (as Gil Stuart)
- Director
- Writers
- Georg Hurdalek(with the partial use of ideas by)
- Howard Lindsay(from the stage musical book by)
- Russel Crouse(from the stage musical book by)
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- All cast & crew
Storyline
In 1930's Austria, a young woman named Maria (Dame Julie Andrews) is failing miserably in her attempts to become a nun. When Navy Captain Georg Von Trapp (Christopher Plummer) 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 the Captain is already engaged to a Baroness named Elsa and Maria is still a postulant. The romance makes them both start questioning the decisions they have made. Their personal conflicts soon become overshadowed, however, by world events. Austria is about to come under the control of Germany, and the Captain may soon find himself drafted into the German Navy and forced to fight against his own country. —LOTUS73
- Taglines
- RADIANCE THAT FLOODS THE SCREEN...AND WARMS THE HEART!
- Genres
- Certificate
- G
- Parents guide
Did you know
- TriviaCharmian Carr, who played Liesl, and was twenty-two at the time, wrote in her autobiography that she was attracted to the 35-year-old Christopher Plummer, who played her father. Plummer admitted that the feeling was mutual, but insists that it didn't get beyond mere flirtation.
- GoofsThe Mother Abbess tells Maria that Captain Von Trapp's wife died "several years ago". A distressing number of people have heard this as "seven years ago" and wonder how she can have given birth to the five-year-old Gretl.
- Crazy creditsThe 20th Century Fox logo is played in complete silence.
- Alternate versionsThe 1996 video fits the movie onto one VHS cassette by removing the Intermission screen as well as the Entr'acte.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Film Review: Julie Andrews (1967)
Top review
Just a classic that will never get old
Song and dance is definitely not my thing. However I've seen this movie dozens and dozens of times overs the years. It never gets old... if you have never seen it it's well worth your time. They just don't make them like this anymore. Rent it or buy it, a true classic that is perfect from start to finish...
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- Apr 28, 2018
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- Also known as
- Rodgers and Hammerstein's the Sound of Music
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- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $8,200,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $159,287,539
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $413,497
- Sep 9, 2018
- Gross worldwide
- $159,428,329
- Runtime2 hours 52 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 2.20 : 1
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