The Sound of Music Movie Information

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Overall Rank: 267

Average Rating: 3.1/4

# of Ratings: 557

Theatrical Release Date: 04/01/1965

Blu-ray/DVD Release Date: 03/10/2015

Language: English

Genre: Musical, Biography

MPAA Rating: G

Director: Robert Wise

Actors: Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer, Charmian Carr, Nicholas Hammond, Peggy Wood, Angela Cartwright

Plot: A young woman travels from home town in Austria to become a maid/nanny for a widowed naval officer. She teaches his children how to sing and enjoy life better. Musical.

Logan D. McCoy - wrote on 05/28/2019

While its quality doesn't quite reach the height of its legacy's pedestal, "The Sound of Music" remains an American treasure.

Matthew Brady - wrote on 08/17/2014

The story is about a young woman travels from home town in Austria to become a maid/nanny for a widowed naval officer. She teaches his children how to sing and enjoy life better. Musical. This is what you call a musical classic, because the sound of music works on characters and well the songs itself.

Alaine - wrote on 12/20/2011

Is it really all about do re mi? All film buffs must see it or they don't get a membership card and special hat.

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The Sound of Music

SteelCity99 - wrote on 04/22/2018

What is it that makes The Sound of Music one of the greatest and most inspirational musicals ever made in motion picture history? More than attributing the credit to the delicate and magical approach of Robert Wise to such an enchanting tale and the overall cathartic empathy its worldwide audience acquired through this exceptional tale, the magic of this musical comes from the beautiful lyrics written by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein. However, there is still an abundant number of reasons, most of them universally accepted.

The Sound of Music is based on the book written by Howard Lindsey and Russel Crouse and on Maria von Trapp's book "The Story of the Trapp Family Singers", and tells the beloved story of Maria, a former nun who leaves a covenant under the orders of Mother …

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shutterspeed777 - wrote on 04/21/2009

I was 7 years old when this movie came out. I was in class (forgot what grade) and sat close to the door. All of a sudden, my mom was calling me from the outside. She literally pulled me out of my class to watch the Sound of Music. I enjoyed it. I guess I enjoyed it more so because I watched it with my mom.

Enough of such nostalgia. My family was always musically minded. I'm musically minded myself. Meaning, it's just in my mind. Seriously, to put notes in dialogues and superimpose it onto a conversational script is a herculean task indeed. Truly, RODGERS AND HAMMERSTEIN deserved all the accolades for all their great works during the golden period of Broadway Shows. And the SOUND OF MUSIC to me is on top of the heap!

Hey, check this SOUND OF MUSIC impromptu..took place at a …