Julie Andrews
Maria
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Summaries. A young novice is sent by her convent in 1930s Austria to become a governess to the seven children of a widowed naval officer. 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 ...
Julie Andrews plays the role of Maria, the tomboyish postulant at an Austrian abbey who becomes a governess in the home of a widowed naval captain with seven children, and brings a new love of ...
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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.
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 is a 1965 American musical drama film produced and directed by Robert Wise from a screenplay written by Ernest Lehman, and starring Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer, with Richard Haydn, Peggy Wood, Charmian Carr, and Eleanor Parker.
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.
