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The Sound of Music ()

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A young novice is sent by her convent in 1930s Austria to become a governess to the seven children of a widowed naval officer.
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  • Won 5 Oscars. Another 13 wins & 13 nominations.
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Maria
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Captain Georg von Trapp
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The Baroness
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Max Detweiler
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Mother Abbess
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Liesl von Trapp
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Louisa von Trapp (as Heather Menzies)
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Friedrich von Trapp
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Kurt von Trapp
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Brigitta von Trapp
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Marta von Trapp
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Gretl von Trapp
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Sister Margaretta
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Sister Berthe
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Herr Zeller
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Rolfe
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Frau Schmidt
Gilchrist Stuart ...
Franz (as Gil Stuart)
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Sister Sophia
Evadne Baker ...
Sister Bernice
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Baroness Ebberfeld
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Alan Callow ...
Nazi (uncredited)
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Sister Augusta (uncredited)
Irvin 'Zabo' Koszewski ...
Soldier (uncredited)
Ada Beth Lee ...
Sister Catherine (uncredited)
Bill Lee ...
Captain von Trapp (uncredited) (singingVoice)
Margery MacKay ...
Mother Abbess (uncredited) (singingVoice)
William Meader ...
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Waiter (uncredited)
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Doreen Tryden ...
Sister Agatha (uncredited)
Maria von Trapp ...
Extra during 'I Have Confidence' number (uncredited)

Directed by

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Robert Wise

Written by

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Georg Hurdalek ... (with the partial use of ideas by)
 
Howard Lindsay ... (from the stage musical book by) and
Russel Crouse ... (from the stage musical book by)
 
Ernest Lehman ... (screenplay by)
 
Maria von Trapp ... (book "The Story of the Trapp Family Singers") (uncredited)

Produced by

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Saul Chaplin ... associate producer
Robert Wise ... producer

Cinematography by

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Ted D. McCord ... director of photography (as Ted McCord)

Editing by

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William Reynolds ... film editor

Editorial Department

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Mark Griffith ... digital intermediate colorist: 2010 digital restoration
John Sellars ... colorist: 65mm HD
Larry Allen ... assistant editor (uncredited)

Casting By

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Lee Wallace ... (uncredited)

Production Design by

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Boris Leven

Set Decoration by

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Ruby R. Levitt ... (set decorations) (as Ruby Levitt)
Walter M. Scott ... (set decorations)

Costume Design by

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Dorothy Jeakins ... (costumes designed by)
Julia Lazar ... (costume design by)

Makeup Department

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Margaret Donovan ... hair stylist
Ben Nye ... makeup artist
Willard Buell ... makeup artist (uncredited)
Ray Forman ... hair stylist (uncredited)

Production Management

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Saul Wurtzel ... unit production manager
Pia Arnold ... assistant production manager: Bavaria (uncredited)
Laci von Ronay ... assistant production manager: Austria (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Ridgeway Callow ... assistant director
Richard Lang ... second assistant director (uncredited)
Maurice Zuberano ... second unit director (uncredited)

Art Department

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Richard Lawrence ... uncredited
Bill Anderson ... scenic artist (uncredited)
Glenn 'Skippy' Delfino ... property master (uncredited)
Al Gaynor ... scenic artist (uncredited)
Ben Greenberg ... second assistant property master (uncredited)
Don B. Greenwood ... second unit property master (uncredited)
Leon Harris ... Illustrator (uncredited) / art illustrator (uncredited)
Ed Jones ... property master (uncredited)
Harry Kemm ... assistant art director (uncredited)
Howard Terpning ... poster artist (uncredited)
Paul Vale ... painter (uncredited)
Maurice Zuberano ... storyboard artist (uncredited)

Sound Department

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James Corcoran ... sound recording supervisor
Pamela Danover ... dialect coach
Bernard Freericks ... sound
Fred Hynes ... sound recording supervisor
Murray Spivack ... sound
Gerald W. Alexander ... dubbing mixer (uncredited)
Orrick Barrett ... boom operator (uncredited)
William Buffinger ... sound recordist (uncredited)
Jesse Long ... cable operator (uncredited)
Don Stern ... sound editor (uncredited)

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L.B. Abbott ... special photographic effects
Emil Kosa Jr. ... special photographic effects

Camera and Electrical Department

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Paul Beeson ... additional photography
Adolfo Bartoli ... lighting technician (uncredited)
Frank Bez ... still photographer (uncredited)
Jack Brown ... gaffer (uncredited)
Jack Dimmack ... best boy electric (uncredited)
Walter Fitchman ... key grip (uncredited)
Dave Friedman ... first assistant camera (uncredited)
Douglas Kirkland ... still photographer (uncredited)
Paul Lockwood ... camera operator (uncredited)
James Mitchell ... still photographer (uncredited)
Fred Richter ... best boy (uncredited)
Donald C. Rogers ... second assistant camera (uncredited)
Roger Shearman Jr. ... camera technician (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Josephine Brown ... costumer: women (uncredited)
Dick James ... costumer: men (uncredited)

Location Management

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Frances Klamt ... location teacher (uncredited)

Music Department

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Benyilem ... musician: soundtrack
Oscar Hammerstein II ... from the stage musical with music and lyrics by
Irwin Kostal ... conductor / music arranger / music supervisor
Robert Mayer ... music editor
Richard Rodgers ... additional words and music by / from the stage musical with music and lyrics by
Robert Tucker ... vocal supervisor
Diane Burt ... additional singing: Von Trapp children (uncredited)
Darleen Carr ... additional singing: Von Trapp children (uncredited)
Vince De Rosa ... musician: french horn (uncredited)
Bill Lee ... singing voice: Christoper Plummer (uncredited)
Margery MacKay ... singing voice: Peggy Wood (uncredited)
Sue McBain ... additional singing: Von Trapp children (uncredited)
John Norman ... scoring mixer (uncredited)
Randy Perkins ... additional singing: Von Trapp children (uncredited)
Neely Plumb ... music producer (uncredited)
Sally Stevens ... singer (uncredited)
Douglas O. Williams ... music recordist (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Betty Levin ... script supervisor (uncredited)

Transportation Department

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Chris Haynes ... driver (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Bil Baird ... puppeteer
Cora Baird ... puppeteer
Marc Breaux ... choreographer
Richard Halliday ... originally produced on the stage by
Oscar Hammerstein II ... originally produced on the stage by
Leland Hayward ... originally produced on the stage by
Pamela Matthews ... dialogue coach (as Pamela Danova)
Richard Rodgers ... originally produced on the stage by
Dee Dee Wood ... choreographer
Maurice Zuberano ... second unit supervisor
Alan Callow ... production assistant (uncredited)
Darleen Carr ... additional voice (uncredited)
Gilbert Chomat ... helicopter pilot (uncredited)
Uta Herzog ... publicity assistant (uncredited)
Mike Kaplan ... unit publicist (uncredited)
Ralph M. Leo ... production accountant (uncredited)
Peter Levathes ... studio executive (uncredited)
Howard Liebling ... unit publicist (uncredited)
Harper MacKay ... rehearsal accompanist (uncredited)
Lynn McKee ... technical advisor (uncredited)
Jean Seaman ... studio teacher (uncredited)
Carol Shapiro ... publicity assistant (uncredited)
Larri Thomas ... stand-in: Julie Andrews (uncredited)
Elmo Williams ... production coordinator (uncredited)
Richard D. Zanuck ... studio executive (uncredited)

Thanks

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Georg Hurdalek ... acknowledgment: with the partial use of ideas by
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Storyline

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Plot Summary

In 1930s Austria, a young woman named Maria is failing miserably in her attempts to become a nun. When Navy Captain Georg Von Trapp writes to the abbey asking for a governess that can handle his seven mischievous children, Maria is given the job. His wife is dead, he is often away, and he runs the household as strictly as he does the ships he sails on. The children are unhappy and resentful of the governesses that he keeps hiring and have managed to run each of them off one by one. When Maria arrives, she is initially met with the same hostility, but her kindness, understanding, and sense of fun soon draws the children to her and brings some much-needed joy into all their lives, including the Captain's. Eventually he and Maria find themselves falling in love, even though he is already engaged to a Baroness named Elsa and Maria is still a postulant. The romance makes them both start questioning the decisions they have made. Their personal conflicts soon become overshadowed, however, by world events. Austria is about to come under Germany's control, and the Captain may soon find himself drafted into the German Navy and forced to fight against his own country. Written by LOTUS73

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Taglines RADIANCE THAT FLOODS THE SCREEN...AND WARMS THE HEART! See more »
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Also Known As
  • Rodgers and Hammerstein's the Sound of Music (United States)
  • Rodgers and Hammerstein's the Sound of Music (United Kingdom)
  • La mélodie du bonheur (France)
  • Meine Lieder, meine Träume (Germany)
  • Sonrisas y lágrimas (Spain)
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Runtime
  • 172 min
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Box Office

Budget $8,200,000 (estimated)
Cumulative Worldwide Gross $286,214,286

Did You Know?

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Trivia Christopher Plummer intensely disliked working on this movie. He was known to refer to it as "The Sound of Mucus" or "S&M" and likened working with Dame Julie Andrews to "being hit over the head with a big Valentine's Day card, every day." Nonetheless, he and Andrews remained close friends until his death. Andrews claimed that Plummer's cynicism probably helped his performance and this movie, keeping it from being too sentimental. See more »
Goofs Georg von Trapp was an officer in the Austro-Hungarian Imperial Navy in World War I, commanding ships based from ports on the Adriatic coast of Croatia, an Imperial province. In 1918, the Empire was dissolved, leaving Austria a landlocked country, and Von Trapp out of a job in the process. "Austrian Navy" sounds like an oxymoron to viewers unaware of the historical context. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Julie Andrews (1967). See more »
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Crazy Credits The 20th Century Fox logo is played in complete silence. See more »
Quotes Maria: When the Lord closes a door, somewhere He opens a window.
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