The Sound of Music

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]

Though based on the memoir written by Maria Von Trapp, she was not give credit in the film and won no recognition by any Academy Award for her work.

## References[edit]

1. ↑ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059742/trivia