A novitiate (Julie Andrews) leaves her convent and becomes governess to Capt. Von Trapp's (Christopher... (Learn more)
Starring: Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer, Eleanor Parker (View All)
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Starring: Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer, Eleanor Parker
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 (Christopher Plummer). Arriving at the Trapp home, Maria discovers that her new boss is cold and aloof, and his seven children virtual automatons-at least, whenever the Captain is around. Otherwise, the kids are holy terrors, as evidenced by the fact that Maria is the latest in a long line of governesses. But Maria soon ingratiates herself with the children, especially oldest daughter Liesl (Charmian Carr), who is in love with teenaged messenger boy Rolf. As Maria herself begins to fall in love with the Captain, she rushes back to the Abbey so as not to complicate his impending marriage to a glamorous baroness (Eleanor Parker). But the children insist that Maria return, the Baroness steps out of the picture, and Maria and the Captain confirm their love in the song "Something Good." Unhappily, they return home from their honeymoon shortly after the Nazis march into Austria. Already, swastikas have been hung on the Von Trapp ancestral home, and Liesl's boyfriend Rolf has been indoctrinated in the "glories" of the Third Reich. The biggest blow occurs when Von Trapp is called back to active duty in the service of the Fuhrer. The Captain wants nothing to do with Nazism, and he begins making plans to take himself and his family out of Austria. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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US Release Date
3/31/65
MPAA Rating
Rated G
Running Time
174 mins.
Locations
- Salzburg, Austria
Language
- English
Box Office Total
$109,049
Awards
- Winner of the 100 Greatest American Movies award at the 1998 American Film Institute [Festival/Awar Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Director award at the 1965 Hollywood Foreign Press Association [F Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Color Art Direction award at the 1965 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Winner of the Best Picture - Musical or Comedy award at the 1965 Hollywood Foreign Press Association [F Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Supporting Actress award at the 1965 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Winner of the Best Sound award at the 1965 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Winner of the U.S. National Film Registry award at the 2001 Library of Congress [Festival/Award] Awards.
- Winner of the Best Adapted Score award at the 1965 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Moti award at the 1965 Hollywood Foreign Press Association [F Awards.
- Winner of the Best Director award at the 1965 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Picture award at the 1965 National Board of Review [Festival/Awa Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Color Cinematography award at the 1965 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Winner of the Best Editing award at the 1965 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Actress award at the 1965 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Color Costume Design award at the 1965 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Winner of the Best Director award at the 1965 Directors Guild of America [Festival/A Awards.
- Winner of the Best Picture award at the 1965 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Winner of the Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical award at the 1965 Hollywood Foreign Press Association [F Awards.
Distributor
- 20th Century Fox
- CBS Video
