The happiest sound in all the world!
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.
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Earnest, classical in form, resolved and effortless.
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- resolvedopen-ended
- effortlessdemanding
- rawmeticulous
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“Is The Sound of Music better than West Side Story?”
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Cast
- Julie AndrewsMaria
- Christopher PlummerCaptain Georg von Trapp
- Eleanor ParkerThe Baroness
- Charmian CarrLiesl von Trapp
- Nicholas HammondFriedrich von Trapp
- Heather MenziesLouisa von Trapp
- Angela CartwrightBrigitta von Trapp
- Debbie TurnerMarta von Trapp
- Kym KarathGretl von Trapp
- Duane ChaseKurt von Trapp
Crew
- Robert WiseDirector
- Ernest LehmanScreenplay
- Ted D. McCordDirector of Photography
- Irwin KostalOriginal Music Composer
- Richard RodgersOriginal Music Composer
- William ReynoldsEditor
- Robert WiseProducer
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Pairings
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