The Sound Of Music
Drama, Family, Musical
20th Century Fox  (1965) 174 mins Approved

7.8 (43,362 votes)
What do you do with a problem like Maria, a novice nun who just doesn't quiet fit in the day-to-day life at the nunnery? Well you bundle her up and send her off to be a nanny to a stuffed-shirt Baron and his unruly seven children of course! Maria quickly takes the children in hand, teaching them to sing and act like children instead of the young soldiers the Baron wants them to be. Add in memorable songs, a romantic love story, and a harrowing escape from Nazis, and you have one of the most memorable movie musicals of all time....

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Cast and Crew
Christopher Plummer  ......  Captain Von Trapp
Julie Andrews  ......  Maria
Angela Cartwright  ......  Brigitta von Trapp
Nicholas Hammond  ......  Friedrich von Trapp
Richard Haydn  ......  Max Detweiler
Heather Menzies  ......  Louisa von Trapp
Director  .....  Robert Wise
Producer  .....  Robert Wise; Richard D. Zanuck
Writer  .....  Howard Lindsay; Russel Crouse
Cinematography  .....  Ted D. McCord
Notes
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: When Maria arrives at the von Trapp house, she has two shadows at 90 degrees to each other. There should only be one shadow, as it is broad daylight. (more)

Trivia:
Christopher Plummer intensely disliked working on the film. He's been known to refer to it as "The Sound of Mucus" and likened working with Julie Andrews to "being hit over the head with a big Valentine's Day card, every day." Nontheless, he and Andrews have remained close friends ever since. (more)

Filming Locations:
20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA (more)

Quotes:
[first lines]
Maria: [singing] The hills are alive with the sound of music / With songs they have sung for a thousand years. / The hills fill my heart with the sound of music. / My heart wants to sing every song it hears.
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Awards:
Won 5 Oscars. Another 9 wins & 10 nominations (more)