The Sound of Music

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The Sound of Music
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G,2hrs 54min
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April 1, 1965
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20th Century-Fox
Synopsis: One of the most popular movie musicals of all time, The Sound of Music is based on the true story of the Trapp Family Singers. Julie Andrews stars as Maria, a young nun in an Austrian convent who regularly misses her morning prayers because she enjoys going to the hills to sing the title song. Deciding that Maria needs to learn something about the real world before she can take her vows, the Mother Superior (Peggy Wood) sends her off to be governess for the children of the widowed Captain Von Trapp ... Full Synopsis
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Unabashedly sentimental and a box office smash, The Sound of Music (1965) became the last old-fashioned blockbuster musical before the seismic shifts of the late 1960s and 1970s. Faithfully adapting the Rodgers and Hammerstein Broadway hit while opening it up for the screen, director Robert Wise made the most of the story's Austrian settings by shooting in pristine color on location in and around Salzburg. ... Full Review
Featured Cast
Maria, Maria von Trapp
Captain Von Trapp
The Baroness
Max Detweiler
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Andrea Bowen (Julie Mayer) Bowen began her life as a professional performer on Broadway in New York...
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