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The Sound of Music 1965 Directed by Robert Wise

The happiest sound in all the world!

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.

Country USA
Production Country USA
Language English
Spoken Languages English , German
Budget $8,200,000
Revenue $286,214,286
Release Date 29 March 1965
174 mins
Cast
Christopher Plummer Captain Georg von Trapp
Eleanor Parker The Baroness
Richard Haydn Max Detweiler
Peggy Wood Mother Abbess
Charmian Carr Liesl von Trapp
Heather Menzies Louisa von Trapp
Nicholas Hammond Friedrich von Trapp
Duane Chase Kurt von Trapp
Angela Cartwright Brigitta von Trapp
Debbie Turner Marta von Trapp
Kym Karath Gretl von Trapp
Anna Lee Sister Margaretta
Portia Nelson Sister Berthe
Ben Wright Herr Zeller
Norma Varden Frau Schmidt
Marni Nixon Sister Sophia
Evadne Baker Sister Bernice
Doris Lloyd Baroness Ebberfeld
Ada Beth Lee Sister Catherine (uncredited)
Doreen Tryden Sister Agatha (uncredited)
Bert Stevens Party Guest (uncredited)
Gertrude Astor Party Guest (uncredited)
Frank Baker Party Guest (uncredited)
Bill Lee Captain Georg von Trapp (singing voice) (uncredited)
Margery MacKay Mother Abbess (singing voice) (uncredited)
Leoda Richards Party Guest
Sam Harris Party Guest (uncredited)