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Summary:

As Nazism takes over Austria, a governess and a widowed father fall in love and escape the country with his large family of musically-talented children.

Contributors:

Andrews, Julie

Plummer, Christopher

Haydn, Richard, 1905-1985

Wood, Peggy, 1892-1978

Lee, Anna, 1913-2004

Nelson, Portia

Wright, Ben, 1915-1989

Truhitte, Daniel, 1943-

Varden, Norma

Nixon, Marni

Stuart, Gil, 1919-1977

Baker, Evadne, 1897-1995

Lloyd, Doris, 1896-1968

Parker, Eleanor, 1922-2013

McCord, Ted, 1900-1976

Lehman, Ernest, 1915-2005

Wise, Robert, 1914-2005

Reynolds, William, 1910-1997

Rodgers, Richard, 1902-1979

Hammerstein, Oscar, II, 1895-1960

Lindsay, Howard, 1889-1968

Argyle Enterprises

Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

National Film Board Collection (Library of Congress)

Languages:

English
French
Spanish

Language Notes:

Soundtrack in English, French or Spanish; subtitles in English or Spanish.
Closed-captioned.

Main Work:

Sound of music (Motion picture) (Complete)

Included Works:

Von Trapp family: harmony and discord

Related Works:

Motion picture adaptation of: Sound of music [of Lindsay, H.] (Complete)

Motion picture adaptation of: Sound of music [of Lindsay, H.] (Complete)

Alternate Titles:

Title appears as: Rodgers and Hammerstein's The sound of music

Subjects:

Trapp Family Singers — Drama

Austria — History — 1918-1938 — Drama

Trapp Family Singers

1918-1938

Austria

Genres:

Motion pictures

Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Feature films

Musical films

Historical films

Film adaptations

History

Drama

System Details:

DVD; 5.0 Dolby surround in English; 2.0 Dolby surround in French; stereo. in English; mono. in Spanish; region 1.

Performers:

Cast: Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer, Richard Haydn, Peggy Wood, Anna Lee, Portia Nelson, Ben Wright, Daniel Truhitte, Norma Varden, Marni Nixon, Gil Stuart, Evadne Baker, Doris Lloyd, Eleanor Parker.

Production Credits:

Director of photography, Ted McCord ; film editor, William Reynolds ; music by Richard Rodgers; lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II.

General Notes:

Title and credits from container.
From the stage musical with music and lyrics by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II ; book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1965.
Special features: special anniversary introduction by Julie Andrews; audio commentary with Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer and more; audio commentary with director Robert Wise; Singalong karaoke subtitles; retrospective documentary "My favorite things - Julie Andrews remembers"; 4 all-new featurettes; "The Von Trapp family: harmony and discord" as seen on A&E Biography; Mia Farrow screen test; restoration comparison; photo galleries; behind-the-scenes; storyboards; lobby cards; posters.
Golden Globes, 1966: Best Motion Picture - Musical/Comedy; Best Motion Picture Actress - Musical/Comedy (Julie Andrews).
Academy Awards, 1966: Best Picture (Robert Wise); Best Director (Robert Wise); Best Sound (James Corcoran, Fred Hynes); Best Film Editing (William Reynolds); Best Music, Scoring of Music, Adaptation or Treatment (Irwin Kostal).

Audience:

MPAA rating: G.

Physical Description:

2 videodiscs (174 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Physical Characteristics:

plastic; metal; polychrome

Audio Characteristics:

digital; optical

Digital Characteristics:

video file; DVD video; region 1

Call Numbers:

SOU 1965 DVD

Other Standard Numbers:

Universal Product Code: 024543208389

OCLC Numbers:

691709381
62208037 [Invalid]