In the years before World War II, 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.
The Sound of Music
“The happiest sound in all the world!”
Overview
In the years before World War II, 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.
Director
Robert Wise
Budget
8.2M
Revenue
286.2M
Status
Released
Production
Robert Wise Productions, Argyle Enterprises, 20th Century Fox
Cast
Julie Andrews
Maria
Christopher Plummer
Captain Georg von Trapp
Eleanor Parker
The Baroness
Charmian Carr
Liesl von Trapp
Nicholas Hammond
Friedrich von Trapp
Heather Menzies
Louisa von Trapp
Angela Cartwright
Brigitta von Trapp
Debbie Turner
Marta von Trapp
Kym Karath
Gretl von Trapp
Duane Chase
Kurt von Trapp
Richard Haydn
Max Detweiler
Anna Lee
Sister Margaretta
Portia Nelson
Sister Berthe
Peggy Wood
Mother Abbess
Ben Wright
Herr Zeller
Daniel Truhitte
Rolfe
Norma Varden
Frau Schmidt
Gilchrist Stuart
Franz
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)
Video Gallery
Julie Andrews on THE SOUND OF MUSIC
NBC Big Event bumper The Sound of Music 1979
