Drama ·Family ·Music ·Romance · United States of America · 1965 · 2h 54m

The Sound of Music

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Director
Robert Wise
Cast
Julie Andrews as Maria Christopher Plummer as Captain Georg von Trapp Eleanor Parker as The Baroness Charmian Carr as Liesl von Trapp Nicholas Hammond as Friedrich von Trapp Heather Menzies as Louisa von Trapp
Crew
Ted D. McCord — Director of Photography William Reynolds — Editor Irwin Kostal — Original Music Composer Richard Rodgers — Original Music Composer Ernest Lehman — Screenplay Maria von Trapp — Story
Tagline

The happiest sound in all the world!

Synopsis

In the years before World War II, 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.

Trailer The Sound of Music — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
resistancemusicalaustriabased on true storymusic competitionbased on play or musicalalps mountainsgovernessconvent (nunnery)postulantnovicepuppet show
Key Collaborators
Robert Wise Director Ted D. McCord Director of Photography William Reynolds Editor Irwin Kostal Original Music Composer Richard Rodgers Original Music Composer Ernest Lehman Screenplay Maria von Trapp Story Robert Wise Producer Boris Leven Production Design Dorothy Jeakins Costume Design
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