The Sound of Music

Rodgers and Hammerstein's The Sound of Music is a 1965 American musical film directed by Robert Wise and starring Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer. The film is based on the Broadway musical The Sound of Music, with songs written by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, and with the musical book written by the writing team of Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. Ernest Lehman wrote the screenplay. The musical originated with the book The Sto... More

Initial release date:

  • Mar 2, 1965

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Rating:

G (USA)

Runtime:

  • 2 h 47 min

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Also known as:

  • A muzsika hangja,
  • A Noviça Rebelde,
  • Dzwieki muzyki,
  • Helisev muusika,
  • I melodia tis eftyhias,
  • La mélodie du bonheur,
  • La novicia rebelde,
  • Meine Lieder, meine Träume,
  • Moje pesme, moji snovi,
  • Moje pesmi, moje sanje,
  • Moje pjesme, moji snovi,
  • Música no Coração,
  • Neseli günler,
  • Restaurierte Fassung von 2002,
  • Restored Version of 2002,
  • Rodgers and Hammerstein's The Sound of Music,
  • Somriures i llàgrimes,
  • Sonrisas y lágrimas,
  • Sound of Music - laulava Trappin perhe,
  • The Sound of Music,
  • Tutti insieme appassionatamente,
  • Za zvuku hudby

Film

Directed by

Robert Wise

Robert Earl Wise (September 10, 1914 – September 14, 2005) was an American film director, producer and editor. He twice won Academy Awards for Best Director and Best Picture, for West Side Story (1961) and The Sound of Music (1965). He was also nominated for Best Film Editing for Citizen Kane (1941...

Tagline:

  • The Happiest Sound In All The World!

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Film release region Release Date Film release distribution medium
  • 1965
  • Aug 21, 2000
  • Mar 2, 1965
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Runtime:

  • 2 h 47 min
  • 2 h 54 min
  • 2 h 52 min
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  • 8,200,000

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AFI's 100 Years of Musicals of 2006

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The Sound of Music

The Sound of Music (1959) is a musical with music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II and a book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. It is based on the memoir of Maria von Trapp, The Story of the Trapp Family Singers. Many songs from the musical have become standards, including the...

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Family Classics

Family Classics is a Chicago television series which began in 1962 when Frazier Thomas was added to another program at WGN-TV. Thomas not only hosted classic films but also selected the titles and personally edited them to remove those scenes which he thought were not fit for family viewing. After...

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