Overview:
In the years before the Second World War, 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.Status: | Released (1965-03-29) |
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Awards: | Won 5 Oscars. 18 wins & 13 nominations total |
BoxOffice: | $159,287,539 |
Screen: | Georg Hurdalek, Howard Lindsay, Russel Crouse |
Productions: | Robert Wise Productions, Argyle Enterprises, 20th Century Fox |
Production Countries: | United States of America |
Spoken Languages: | English, Deutsch |
Casts
- 5823: Julie Andrews - Maria
- 290: Christopher Plummer - Captain Georg von Trapp
- 7331: Eleanor Parker - The Baroness
- 29283: Richard Haydn - Max Detweiler
- 77895: Peggy Wood - Mother Abbess
- 1041410: Charmian Carr - Liesl von Trapp
- 92691: Heather Menzies - Louisa von Trapp
Crews
- 1744: Robert Wise - Director - Directing
- 3099: William Reynolds - Editor - Editing
- 2637: Ernest Lehman - Screenplay - Writing
- 2760: Ted D. McCord - Director of Photography - Camera
- 29800: Dorothy Jeakins - Costume Design - Costume & Make-Up
- 91232: Margaret Donovan - Hairstylist - Costume & Make-Up
- 26175: Ben Nye - Makeup Artist - Costume & Make-Up
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Reviews
John Chard
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One of cinema's most enduring family classics. What can one say about a film that now, as it gears towards its next anniversary of a 50th birthday, is loved and adored by so many? It feels, to me at least, kind of redundant trying to even write a review of it now. So really I just ....
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Heard great things, got great things. I've said it before, but musicals aren't my favourite genre - I don't dislike them at all, but if I were to rank my favourite genres they would probably be down low. Therefore, I always feel uncertain before watching them, knowing they could g ....
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The opening scene from this film has been parodied umpteen times, and I think that just goes to show just how impactful Robert Wise's adaptation of the Rodgers and Hammerstein story has been on cinema. The idea that one could have seven children is, frankly, quite terrifying (I have ....
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