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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.
Rated: 3.5/4 • Mar 2, 2024. Sep 20, 2023. Jun 8, 2023. A tuneful, heartwarming story, it is based on the real life story of the Von Trapp Family singers, one of the world's best-known concert ...
It was adapted as a 1965 film musical starring Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer, which won five Academy Awards, including Best Picture. The Sound of Music was the last musical written by Rodgers and Hammerstein, as Oscar Hammerstein died of stomach cancer nine months after the Broadway premiere.
The Sound of Music. Rodgers and Hammerstein's musical inspired this story of the convent-trained governess who won the heart of the Von Trapp family and whose courage led them across the Alps in their 1938 flight to freedom. Duration: 2h 55m. Release Date: 1965. Genre: HistoricalFamilyMusicMusical.
The film is an adaptation of the 1959 stage musical composed by Richard Rodgers, with lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II and a book by Lindsay and Crouse. It is based on the 1949 memoir The Story of the Trapp Family Singers by Maria von Trapp and is set in Salzburg, Austria.
Film Details. MPAA Rating. Genre. Adaptation. Biography. Drama. Musical. Period. Romance. War. Release Date. Jan 1965. Premiere Information. New York opening: 2 Mar 1965. Production Company. Argyle Enterprises, Inc. Distribution Company. Twentieth Century--Fox Film Corp. Country. United States.
The Sound of Music. Rodgers & Hammerstein's cinematic treasure, "The Sound of Music" is the winner of five Academy Awards, including Best Picture.
