The Sound of Music (1965)
03/29/1965 (US) • 2h 54m
The happiest sound in all the world!
Overview
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.
Top Billed Cast
Maria
Captain Georg von Trapp
The Baroness
Liesl von Trapp
Friedrich von Trapp
Louisa von Trapp
Brigitta von Trapp
Marta von Trapp
Gretl von Trapp
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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$8,200,000.00
Revenue
$286,214,286.00
Keywords
resistance
musical
austria
based on true story
music competition
based on play or musical
alps mountains
governess
convent (nunnery)
postulant
novice
puppet show
nun in love
nazi occupation
1930s
raising children
cheerful
comforting
joyful
salzburg, austria
pre world war ii
rise of nazism
escape from fascism
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