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The Sound of Music

  • 19651965
  • GG
  • 2h 52m
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8.1/10
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Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer, Charmian Carr, Angela Cartwright, Duane Chase, Nicholas Hammond, Kym Karath, Heather Menzies-Urich, and Debbie Turner in The Sound of Music (1965)
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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.
IMDb RATING
8.1/10
231K
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POPULARITY
734
153
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    • Director
      • Robert Wise
    • 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
      • Julie Andrews
      • Christopher Plummer
      • Eleanor Parker
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Robert Wise
    • 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
      • Julie Andrews
      • Christopher Plummer
      • Eleanor Parker
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 530User reviews
    • 136Critic reviews
    • 63Metascore
    Top rated movie #243
    • Won 5 Oscars
      • 17 wins & 13 nominations total

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    Julie Andrews, Charmian Carr, Angela Cartwright, Duane Chase, Kym Karath, Heather Menzies-Urich, and Debbie Turner in The Sound of Music (1965)
    Julie Andrews in The Sound of Music (1965)
    Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer, and Eleanor Parker in The Sound of Music (1965)
    Christopher Plummer, Charmian Carr, Angela Cartwright, Duane Chase, Nicholas Hammond, Kym Karath, Heather Menzies-Urich, and Debbie Turner in The Sound of Music (1965)
    Julie Andrews in The Sound of Music (1965)
    Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer in The Sound of Music (1965)
    Charmian Carr, Angela Cartwright, Duane Chase, Nicholas Hammond, Kym Karath, Heather Menzies-Urich, and Debbie Turner in The Sound of Music (1965)
    Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer, Charmian Carr, Angela Cartwright, Duane Chase, Nicholas Hammond, Kym Karath, Heather Menzies-Urich, and Debbie Turner in The Sound of Music (1965)
    Julie Andrews, Angela Cartwright, Kym Karath, Heather Menzies-Urich, and Debbie Turner in The Sound of Music (1965)
    Brigitta, Maria, Capt. von Trapp and Liesl
    Maria and kids
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    Julie Andrews
    Julie Andrews
    • Maria
    Christopher Plummer
    Christopher Plummer
    • Captain Georg von Trapp
    Eleanor Parker
    Eleanor Parker
    • The Baroness
    Richard Haydn
    Richard Haydn
    • Max Detweiler
    Peggy Wood
    Peggy Wood
    • Mother Abbess
    Charmian Carr
    Charmian Carr
    • Liesl von Trapp
    Heather Menzies-Urich
    Heather Menzies-Urich
    • Louisa von Trapp
    • (as Heather Menzies)
    Nicholas Hammond
    Nicholas Hammond
    • Friedrich von Trapp
    Duane Chase
    Duane Chase
    • Kurt von Trapp
    Angela Cartwright
    Angela Cartwright
    • Brigitta von Trapp
    Debbie Turner
    Debbie Turner
    • Marta von Trapp
    Kym Karath
    Kym Karath
    • Gretl von Trapp
    Anna Lee
    Anna Lee
    • Sister Margaretta
    Portia Nelson
    Portia Nelson
    • Sister Berthe
    Ben Wright
    Ben Wright
    • Herr Zeller
    Daniel Truhitte
    Daniel Truhitte
    • Rolfe
    Norma Varden
    Norma Varden
    • Frau Schmidt
    Gilchrist Stuart
    • Franz
    • (as Gil Stuart)
    • Director
      • Robert Wise
    • 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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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Charmian 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.
    • Goofs
      The 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.
    • Quotes

      Maria: When the Lord closes a door, somewhere He opens a window.

    • Crazy credits
      The 20th Century Fox logo is played in complete silence.
    • Alternate versions
      The 1996 video fits the movie onto one VHS cassette by removing the Intermission screen as well as the Entr'acte.
    • Connections
      Featured in Film Review: Julie Andrews (1967)
    • Soundtracks
      Prelude
      (1959) (uncredited)

      Music by Richard Rodgers

      Played during the opening aerial shots

    User reviews530

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    In My Personal Top-Ten of All Time
    Has Julie Andrews ever appeared on film more beautifully than in this film? Has she ever sung with such richness and gusto as is captured here? As a big fan of hers, I can watch this musical over and over and just sigh.

    Wise and his cinematographer have photographed Andrews in a manner that no other director has--even her husband. Watch the scene where Maria watches the Captain sing Edelweiss with the kids. Wise turns her into a gauzy angel. It is a fantastic moment among hundreds that this movie contains.

    I am firmly in a camp that says Julie Andrews was completely, utterly, and regrettably robbed when the 1965 Oscars were handed out. She embodied Maria Von Trapp, wholly and with every fiber of her being (just watch the scene in which she races the boys in a segment of "Do-Re-Mi"; she runs at the camera with utter abandon here, no holding back. Or consider the shot at the end of this song, where she places her hand atop her head--it's as if even SHE can't believe she's hitting that note).

    The Julie Christie performance that beat Andrews is now all but forgotton. "The Sound of Music," however, lives on and on.

    "The Sound of Music" is a bit bittersweet for me, given that audiences tastes would soon turn away from big-budget musicals in general and Julie Andrews specifically. But what a legacy it (and she) have left!
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    • Mary Martin originated the role on Broadway; was she considered for the movie?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 1, 1965 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
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      • Official Site
    • Languages
      • English
      • German
    • Also known as
      • Rodgers and Hammerstein's the Sound of Music
    • Filming locations
      • Felsenreitschule, Salzburg, Austria
    • Production companies
      • Robert Wise Productions
      • Argyle Enterprises
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    Box office

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    • 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
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 52 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.20 : 1

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