The Sound of Music (1965) [DVD, 40th Anniversary Edition]

Shot in Salzburg against the majestic Bavarian Alps THE SOUND OF MUSIC is considered one of the greatest screen musicals ever made. Winner of five Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Dir... more

Shot in Salzburg against the majestic Bavarian Alps THE SOUND OF MUSIC is considered one of the greatest screen musicals ever made. Winner of five Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Director Robert Wise the film based on a real family and their true events tells the story of a young postulate Maria Julie Andrews who after proving too high-spirited for the Mother Abess and other nuns is sent off to work as a governess to seven unruly children. The Von Trapp family is run in military style by the seemingly cold-hearted Captain Von Trapp Christopher Plummer a lonely widowed naval officer. Seeing how badly he and his children need companionship he proposes to the Baroness Schraeder Eleanor Parker a calculating mutual friend of beloved family friend Max Detweiler Richard Haydn. It is the baroness who soon realizes that it's Maria--with her warmth and love for the children--the captain really loves. It is nearly bliss for the newly formed family who loves to sing together--except for the cloud loomi... less