The Sound of Music
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The Sound of Music (1965)

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29/03/1965 (GB)
Drama, Family, Music, Romance
2h 54m

The happiest sound in all the world!

Overview

In the years before the Second World War, a tomboyish postulant at an Austrian abbey is hired as a governess in the home of a widowed naval captain with seven children, and brings a new love of life and music into the home.

  • Robert WiseDirector
  • Ernest LehmanScreenplay
  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    English

  • Budget

    $8,200,000

  • Revenue

    $286,214,286

Keywords

  • resistance
  • world war ii
  • musical
  • austria
  • based on true story
  • music competition
  • based on play or musical
  • alps mountains
  • governess
  • convent (nunnery)
  • novice
  • puppet show
  • nun in love
  • nazi occupation
  • 1930s
  • cheerful
  • comforting
  • joyful

Top Billed Cast

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

Heather Menzies

Louisa von Trapp

Nicholas Hammond

Nicholas Hammond

Friedrich von Trapp

Duane Chase

Duane Chase

Kurt von Trapp

Angela Cartwright

Angela Cartwright

Brigitta von Trapp

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