The Sound of Music (1965)

  • G
  • 03/02/1965 (US)
  • Drama, Family, Music, Romance
  • 2h 54m

The happiest sound in all the world!

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.

Robert Wise

Director

Ernest Lehman

Screenplay

Maria von Trapp

Story

Cast

Julie Andrews's headshot

Julie Andrews

Maria
Christopher Plummer's headshot

Christopher Plummer

Captain Georg von Trapp
Eleanor Parker's headshot

Eleanor Parker

The Baroness
Richard Haydn's headshot

Richard Haydn

Max Detweiler
Peggy Wood's headshot

Peggy Wood

Mother Abbess
Charmian Carr's headshot

Charmian Carr

Liesl von Trapp
Heather Menzies's headshot

Heather Menzies

Louisa von Trapp
Nicholas Hammond's headshot

Nicholas Hammond

Friedrich von Trapp

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