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'''The Sound of Music''' is a 1965 [[musical]] film about a nun, Maria, who leaves her abbey to serve as a governess for the Von Trapp family. She eventually marries the Captain and together they flee the Nazis after the [[Anschluss]] of [[Austria]]. | '''The Sound of Music''' is a 1965 [[musical]] film about a nun, Maria, who leaves her abbey to serve as a governess for the Von Trapp family. She eventually marries the Captain and together they flee the Nazis after the [[Anschluss]] of [[Austria]]. | ||
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| + | This was one of 11 musicals to win an [[Academy Award]] for best picture. The other Oscar-winning musicals were: ''The Broadway Melody'' (1929), ''The Great Ziegfeld'' (1936), ''Going My Way'' (1944), ''An American in Paris'' (1951), ''Gigi'' (1958), ''West Side Story'' (1961), ''My Fair Lady'' (1964), ''Oliver!'' (1968), ''Amadeus'' (1984), and ''Chicago'' (2002).<ref>https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059742/trivia</ref> | ||
| + | == References == | ||
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[[Category:Greatest Conservative Movies]] | [[Category:Greatest Conservative Movies]] | ||
Revision as of 19:22, October 31, 2021
| The Sound of Music | |
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| Directed by | Robert Wise |
| Produced by | Robert Wise Peter Levathes Richard Z. Zanuck (uncredited) |
| Written by | Maria von Trapp (uncredited) Howard Lindsay Russel Crouse (original) Ernest Lehman |
| Starring | Julie Andrews Christopher Plummer |
| Music by | Richard Rodgers Oscar Hammerstein |
| Cinematography | Ted D. McCord |
| Editing by | Lee Wallace |
| Distributed by | Robert Wise Productions 20th Century Fox Argyle Enterprises |
| Release date(s) | March 29, 1965 |
| Running time | 174 min. |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
The Sound of Music is a 1965 musical film about a nun, Maria, who leaves her abbey to serve as a governess for the Von Trapp family. She eventually marries the Captain and together they flee the Nazis after the Anschluss of Austria.
This was one of 11 musicals to win an Academy Award for best picture. The other Oscar-winning musicals were: The Broadway Melody (1929), The Great Ziegfeld (1936), Going My Way (1944), An American in Paris (1951), Gigi (1958), West Side Story (1961), My Fair Lady (1964), Oliver! (1968), Amadeus (1984), and Chicago (2002).[1]