The Sound of Music (1965)

03/29/1965 (US) • 2h 54m

Drama, Family, Music, Romance

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.

Top Billed Cast

Christopher Plummer

Captain Georg von Trapp

Eleanor Parker

The Baroness

Richard Haydn

Max Detweiler

Peggy Wood

Mother Abbess

Charmian Carr

Liesl von Trapp

Heather Menzies

Louisa von Trapp

Nicholas Hammond

Friedrich von Trapp

Duane Chase

Kurt von Trapp


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$8,200,000.00

Revenue

$286,214,286.00

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

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