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The Sound of Music

March 29, 1965 · 174 min · 7.725/10 · Drama, Family, Music, Romance

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.

Director: Robert Wise
Writers: Ernest Lehman, Maria von Trapp

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
Debbie Turner
Debbie Turner
Marta von Trapp
Kym Karath
Kym Karath
Gretl von Trapp

Crew

  • Editor: William Reynolds
  • Screenplay: Ernest Lehman
  • Director: Robert Wise
  • Director of Photography: Ted D. McCord
  • Costume Design: Dorothy Jeakins
  • Music Editor: Robert Mayer
  • Choreographer: Dee Dee Wood
  • Choreographer: Marc Breaux
  • Sound: Murray Spivack
  • Music: Richard Rodgers
  • Music: Oscar Hammerstein II
  • Music Arranger: Irwin Kostal

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.