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The Sound of Music (1965)

G ★ 7.7/10 175 min Drama, Family, Music, Romance United States English
Director: Robert Wise
Screenplay by: Ernest Lehman
Books: Howard Lindsay, Russel Crouse, Oscar Hammerstein II
Lyricists: Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II
Story by: Maria von Trapp
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The happiest sound in all the world!

Description

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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Top Cast

Julie Andrews
Julie Andrews Maria
Christopher Plummer
Christopher Plummer Captain Georg von Trapp
Eleanor Parker
Eleanor Parker The Baroness
Charmian Carr
Charmian Carr Liesl von Trapp
Nicholas Hammond
Nicholas Hammond Friedrich von Trapp
Heather Menzies
Heather Menzies Louisa von Trapp
Angela Cartwright
Angela Cartwright Brigitta von Trapp
Debbie Turner
Debbie Turner Marta von Trapp

The Sound of Music Appears on 24 Curated Movie Lists

Awards

Academy Award for Best Picture
Academy Awards #60
Academy Awards: Best Director
Academy Awards #39
Golden Globe Award For Best Motion Picture (Musical or Comedy)
Golden Globe Awards #60

Canon Institutions

1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (2024)
1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die #570
AFI’S 100 YEARS…100 MOVIES — 10TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION
American Film Institute #40
Academy Museum Of Motion Pictures
Academy Museum of Motion Pictures #274
IMDb Top 250
IMDb #229
National Board Of Review's Yearly Top 10
National Board of Review #616
National Film Registry
National Film Registry #684

Critic Curated

Entertainment Weekly's Top 100 Movies as of 2013
Entertainment Weekly #23
Entertainment Weekly’s 55 Essential Movies Kids Must Experience (Before they turn 13)
Entertainment Weekly #14
Esquire's 16 Best Movie Musicals
Esquire #15
Indiewire's 65 Best Musical Movies Of All Time
IndieWire #11
Paste Magazines Best Movies Of The 1960s
Paste Magazine #41
The Observers Top 100 Film Moments 2
The Observer #99
The Telegraphs 500 Must See Films
The Telegraph #36
Yahoo Movies 100 Movies To See Before You
Yahoo Movies #84

Genre Curation

100 Cult Films by BFI
British Film Institute #18

Letterboxd Lists

Letterboxd 120 Highest Rated 1960-1969 Films
Letterboxd #62
Movies Where A 5 Star Rating Is Most Common
Letterboxd #143
Showdown Family Business
Letterboxd Showdown #17
Showdown Keeping The Faith
Letterboxd Showdown #17
Showdown Stage Door
Letterboxd Showdown #07
Showdown The Sound Of Music
Letterboxd Showdown #04

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