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The Sound Of Music

The Sound Of Music (1965)

⭐ 8.0 | G | 174 minutes
DVD (2 discs + 1 features ) Blu-ray (2 discs + 1 features ) Digital ✓
Genre: Musical
Aspect Ratio: Wide
Sound: DD 5.1
Academy Awards: 5 Wins , 10 Nominations

Synopsis

A houseful of lively children and an unexpected romance can teach a free spirit the bravest lesson of all: opening her heart. When Julie Andrews spun across an Austrian mountaintop singing the title song of Robert Wise's "The Sound of Music" in 1965, the most beloved movie musical of all time was born. To be fair, this adaptation of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II's Broadway hit has never earned the universal critical praise of, say, "Singin' in the Rain." Critics have complained that the songs are too sugary and the characters and plot too simple to be truly interesting - and it's not hard to pick sides when the choice is between adorable children and Nazis. But none of that matters. Audiences fell head over heels for Maria (Andrews), a spirited young woman studying to become a nun who is sent to be governess to the seven children of the stern, widowed Captain von Trapp (Christopher Plummer), and, yes, for the adorable kids, all based on a real Austrian family who fled the Nazis. Eleanor Parker co-stars as the elegant baroness who has her sights set on the captain. Songs like "My Favorite Things," "Do-Re-Mi," "Climb Ev'ry Mountain" and the title tune became part of the fabric of 20th-century culture. The film won five Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Director, and it later became a full-fledged cult hit when London audiences began treating it like "The Rocky Horror Picture Show," turning up in costume as their favorite characters and singing along. So why resist?

Cast

Angela Cartwright
Julie Andrews
Christopher Plummer
Richard Haydn
Anna Lee
Eleanor Parker
Kym Karath
Doris Lloyd
Debbie Turner
Nicholas Hammond
Peggy Wood
Charmian Carr
Duane Chase

Director

Robert Wise

Awards & Nominations

  • Oscar Nominee: Best Actress In A Leading Role
  • Oscar Nominee: Best Actress In A Supporting Role
  • Oscar Nominee: Best Art Direction-Set Decoration
  • Oscar Nominee: Best Cinematography
  • Oscar Nominee: Best Costume Design
  • Oscar Winner: Best Director
  • Oscar Winner: Best Film Editing
  • Oscar Winner: Best Music, Original Score
  • Oscar Winner: Best Picture
  • Oscar Winner: Best Sound

Keywords

Academy Award Winners AFI Top 100 AFI Top 100 (1998) AFI Top 100 Inspiring AFI Top 100 Love Stories AFI Top 25 Musicals Classics Musical National Film Registry Romance

Technical Specifications

Audio Languages

English, French, Spanish

Subtitle Languages

English, French, Spanish

Special Features

  • Audio commentary
  • Featurettes/Behind-The-Scenes/Documentaries
  • Photo gallery
  • Trailers/TV spots
  • Introduction by Julie Andrews
  • Commentary by Robert Wise
  • Commentary with Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer
  • Retrospective Documentary: A Few Of My Favorite Things
  • From: Liesl to Gretl: A 40th Anniversary Reunion
  • Storyboards
  • Lobby Cards & Posters
  • Mia Farrow Screen Test
  • Restoration Comparison
  • "The Von Trapp Family: Harmony and Discord" as seen on Biography
  • All-New Featurettes Created Exclusively for this DVD Release
  • The Sound of a City: Julie Andrews Returns to Salzburg
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