The Sound of Music
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The Sound of Music

The happiest sound in all the world!

7.7 / 10 1965 2h 54mG English
DramaFamilyMusicRomance

Storyline

In the years before World War II, a tomboyish postulant at an Austrian abbey is hired as a governess in the home of a widowed naval captain with seven children and brings a new love of life and music into the home.

Cast & Crew

Julie Andrews

Julie Andrews

Maria

Lead
Christopher Plummer

Christopher Plummer

Captain Georg von Trapp

Eleanor Parker

Eleanor Parker

The Baroness

Charmian Carr

Charmian Carr

Liesl von Trapp

Nicholas Hammond

Nicholas Hammond

Friedrich von Trapp

Heather Menzies

Heather Menzies

Louisa von Trapp

Angela Cartwright

Angela Cartwright

Brigitta von Trapp

Debbie Turner

Debbie Turner

Marta von Trapp

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Robert Wise's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. The Sound of Music is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker