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The Sound of Music: Directed by Robert Wise. With Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer, Eleanor Parker, Richard Haydn. A young novice is sent by her convent in 1930s Austria to become a governess to the seven children of a widowed naval officer.
The Sound of Music (1965) - Cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
The Captain entertains a visit from a lady friend, Baroness Elsa Schroeder (Eleanor Parker), a wealthy socialite from Vienna, along with mutual friend Max Detweiler (Richard Haydn), who is intent on finding an obscure musical act to launch at the upcoming Salzburg Music Festival.
Robert Wise couldn't attend the award ceremony, as he was busy filming The Sand Pebbles (1966) in Hong Kong. Saul Chaplin, the film's associate producer, accepted the award on his behalf.
Robert Wise has transformed the delightful Rodgers and Hammerstein musical stage production of "The Sound of Music" into a magical film in which Julie Andrews gives an endearing performance in the role of Maria, the governess.
(uncredited) Music by Richard Rodgers Played during the opening aerial shots The Sound of Music
1965's "The Sound of Music" is everything a bad musical should be. Providing more sap than a forest full of Vermont maples, it has coy, silly songs, an inane, innocuous script, and unbelievably sugary characters.
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."
At the time of its release, The Sound of Music won five Academy Awards, including the coveted Best Picture. However, as the film gets perenially rewatched, some of its inaccuracies have caused controversy.
The History of Sound: Directed by Oliver Hermanus. With Paul Mescal, Josh O'Connor, Chris Cooper, Leo Cocovinis. Two young men during World War I set out to record the lives, voices and music of their American countrymen.