The Sound of Music (1965)

User Rating:

7.9/10   

Director:

Robert Wise

Writers:

Howard Lindsay (book) &
Russel Crouse (book) ...
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Release Date:

29 March 1965 (UK)

Genre:

Biography | Drama | Family | Musical

Tagline:

...the more you see it, the more it becomes one of your favorite things!

Plot:

A woman leaves an Austrian convent to become a governess to a Naval officer widower.

Plot Keywords:

Children | Governess | Austria | Nun | Convent

Awards:

Won 5 Oscars. Another 10 wins & 10 nominations

Cast

Julie Andrews	...	Maria
Christopher Plummer	...	Captain Von Trapp
Eleanor Parker	...	The Baroness
Richard Haydn	...	Max Detweiler
Peggy Wood	...	Mother Abbess
Charmian Carr	...	Liesl
Heather Menzies	...	Louisa
Nicholas Hammond	...	Friedrich
Duane Chase	...	Kurt
Angela Cartwright	...	Brigitta
Debbie Turner	...	Marta
Kym Karath	...	Gretl
Anna Lee	...	Sister Margaretta
Portia Nelson	...	Sister Berthe
Ben Wright	...	Herr Zeller
Daniel Truhitte	...	Rolfe
Norma Varden	...	Frau Schmidt
Gilchrist Stuart	...	Franz (as Gil Stuart)
Marni Nixon	...	Sister Sophia
Evadne Baker	...	Sister Bernice
Doris Lloyd	...	Baroness Ebberfeld
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Gertrude Astor	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
Alan Callow	...	Nazi (uncredited)
Sam Harris	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
Bill Lee	...	Captain von Trapp (singing voice) (uncredited)
Margery McKay	...	Mother Abbess (singing voice) (uncredited)
Jeffrey Sayre	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
Doreen Tryden	...	Sister Agatha (uncredited)
Maria von Trapp	...	Extra during 'I Have Confidence' number (uncredited)

Directed by
Robert Wise

Writing credits
Howard Lindsay		(book) &
Russel Crouse		(book)
Ernest Lehman		(screenplay)
Maria von Trapp		(book "The Story of the Trapp Family Singers") uncredited

Produced by
Saul Chaplin	....	associate producer
Robert Wise	....	producer
Peter Levathes	....	executive producer (uncredited)
Richard D. Zanuck	....	executive producer (uncredited)

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

Film Editing by
William Reynolds

Casting by
Lee Wallace		(uncredited)

Production Design by
Boris Leven

Set Decoration by
Ruby R. Levitt		(as Ruby Levitt)
Walter M. Scott

Costume Design by
Dorothy Jeakins

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

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

Art Department
Don B. Greenwood	....	second unit property master
Glenn 'Skippy' Delfino	....	property master (uncredited)
Al Gaynor	....	scenic artist (uncredited)
Ben Greenberg	....	second assistant property master (uncredited)
Leon Harris	....	art illustrator (uncredited)
Ed Jones	....	property master (uncredited)
Harry Kemm	....	assistant art director (uncredited)
Paul Vale	....	painter (uncredited)

Sound Department
James Corcoran	....	sound recording supervisor
Bernard Freericks	....	sound
Fred Hynes	....	sound recording supervisor
Murray Spivack	....	sound
Orrick Barrett	....	boom operator (uncredited)
William Buffinger	....	sound recordist (uncredited)
Jesse Long	....	cable operator (uncredited)
Don Stern	....	sound editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by
L.B. Abbott	....	special photographic effects
Emil Kosa Jr.	....	special photographic effects

Camera and Electrical Department
Paul Beeson	....	additional photographer
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	....	camera technician (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Josephine Brown	....	costumer: women (uncredited)
Dick James	....	costumer: men (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Larry Allen	....	assistant editor (uncredited)

Music Department
Irwin Kostal	....	conductor
Irwin Kostal	....	music arranger
Irwin Kostal	....	music supervisor
Robert Mayer	....	music editor
Robert Tucker	....	vocal supervisor
John Norman	....	scoring mixer (uncredited)
Neely Plumb	....	music producer (uncredited)
Douglas O. Williams	....	music recordist (uncredited)

Other crew
Bil Baird	....	puppeteer
Cora Baird	....	puppeteer
Marc Breaux	....	choreographer
Richard Halliday	....	producer: original stage production
Oscar Hammerstein II	....	producer: original stage production
Leland Hayward	....	producer: original stage production
Pamela Matthews	....	dialogue coach (as Pamela Danova)
Richard Rodgers	....	producer: original stage production
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)
Frances Klamt	....	location teacher (uncredited)
Ralph M. Leo	....	production accountant (uncredited)
Betty Levin	....	script supervisor (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)

Thanks
George Hurdalek	....	acknowledgment: with the partial use of ideas by (as Georg Hurdalek)

Production Companies

• Robert Wise Productions (for)
• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation (presented by)
• Argyle Enterprises

Distributors

• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation (1965) (USA) (theatrical)
• Park Circus (2007) (UK) (theatrical) (re-release)
• Centfox (1965) (West Germany) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (Brazil) (DVD)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (Brazil) (VHS)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (laserdisc)
• 20th Century Fox de Argentina (Argentina)
• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1976) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• CBS/Fox (USA) (VHS)
• CBS/Fox (USA) (laserdisc)
• Fox Video (USA) (laserdisc)
• Gativideo (Argentina) (video)
• Magnetic Video (USA) (VHS)
• Magnetic Video (USA) (laserdisc)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2000) (USA) (DVD)

Other Companies

• American Optical Company  development of Todd-AO
• BMG/RCA Victor Records  soundtrack released by (original LP and all CD editions) (uncredited)
• Fersenreitschule, Salzburg  theater (uncredited)
• Magna Corporation  development of Todd-AO

Also Known As:

Rodgers and Hammerstein's The Sound of Music (UK) (complete title) (USA) (complete title)

Runtime:

174 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Mono (Westrex Recording System) (35 mm prints) | Stereo (some 35 mm prints) | DTS 70 mm (70mm re-release)

Certification:

Canada:F (Ontario) | Canada:G (Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Quebec) | Iceland:L | Ireland:G | Spain:T | Germany:6 | West Germany:6 | Malaysia:U (DVD) | USA:Approved (certificate #20734) (original rating) | Canada:G (video rating) | Brazil:Livre | Argentina:Atp | Australia:G | Chile:TE | Finland:S | Norway:7 (original rating) | Norway:A (DVD rating) | Peru:PT | Singapore:G | South Korea:All | Sweden:11 | Sweden:Btl (re-release) | UK:U | USA:G (re-rating) (1969)

Filming Locations:

20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Robert Wise Productions

Trivia:

At the Musical competition at the end of the movie, Fraulein Schweiger, the third place winner, bows 16 times.

Goofs:

Continuity: When the children begin to sing "My Favorite Things" to cheer themselves up, they hear Maria's voice joining in the singing. As the children hug Maria, she pulls Friedrich's hat over his eyes and he grabs her suitcase, then seconds later his hat is back on top of his head without him adjusting it.

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.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Beast of Yucca Flats (#7.21)" (1995)

Soundtrack:

So Long, Farewell

No home should be without a copy of this timeless classic!

This has to be the greatest musical of all time. An amazing musical score and stunning choreography, no home should be without a copy of this timeless classic.

This musical is known by everybody and is suitable for all ages. A Happy family film with no sex, violence or bad language. The young actors playing the roles of the von Trapp children are amazing and Andrews gives a performance to be remembered for a lifetime as Maria, a young Nun who becomes a cheerful governess.

This is definately a family movie to be watched together on a Sunday Afternoon!!