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The Sound of Music (1965)
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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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Won 5 Oscars.
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| Julie Andrews | ... | ||
| Christopher Plummer | ... | ||
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Eleanor Parker | ... | |
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Richard Haydn | ... | |
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Peggy Wood | ... | |
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Charmian Carr | ... | |
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Heather Menzies-Urich | ... |
Louisa
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| Nicholas Hammond | ... | ||
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Duane Chase | ... | |
| Angela Cartwright | ... | ||
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Debbie Turner | ... |
Marta
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| Kym Karath | ... | ||
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Anna Lee | ... | |
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Portia Nelson | ... | |
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Ben Wright | ... | |
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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... Written by LOTUS73
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...the more you see it, the more it becomes one of your favorite things! See more »Parents Guide:
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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
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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
Sung by Julie Andrews to the children
Reprised by the orchestra at the party
Danced to by the party guests and the children
Reprised by Julie Andrews, Charmian Carr, Nicholas Hammond, Heather Menzies-Urich,
Duane Chase, Angela Cartwright, Debbie Turner and Kym Karath,
, when Maria returns as governess
Played as background music often See more »
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The movie drops three songs from the original show: "How Can Love Survive" and "No Way to Stop It", which screenwriter Ernest Lehman felt were unnecessary, and "An Ordinary Couple," which was replaced by "Something Good". Ernest Lehman was of the notion that audiences would find the Baroness sympathetic if she sang, and hence her songs ("How Can Love Survive" and "No Way to Stop It") were cut, even though the songs don't necessarily evoke sympathy. "How Can Love Survive" is a duet between Elsa and Max, where the two characters reflect on how wealthy both the Baroness and the Captain are, and how difficult it is to keep romance alive amidst opulence. "No Way to Stop It" is a trio, where Elsa and Max try to convince the Captain not to oppose the Nazis, but to carry on living life as usual. See more »Goofs
Errors in geography: Salzburg is on Austria's German (not Swiss) border. (In real life the von Trapps simply traveled 100 km to the Italian border for a supposed mountain-climbing vacation, crossed openly, and did not return. The border closed the very next day.) 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
"My Favorite Things"(1959) (uncredited)
Music by Richard Rodgers
Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
Played during the opening credits
Sung by Julie Andrews to the children
Reprised by the orchestra at the party
Danced to by the party guests and the children
Reprised by Julie Andrews, Charmian Carr, Nicholas Hammond, Heather Menzies-Urich,
Duane Chase, Angela Cartwright, Debbie Turner and Kym Karath,
, when Maria returns as governess
Played as background music often See more »
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