The happiest sound in all the world!
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.
DramaFamilyMusicRomanceresistanceworld war iimusicalaustriabased on true storymusic competitionbased on play or musicalalps mountainsgovernessconvent (nunnery)postulantnovice
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Character
Earnest, classical in form, resolved and meticulous.
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- resolvedopen-ended
- rawmeticulous
- effortlessdemanding
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64 profiled raters. Loved most by The Comfort Seekers; disliked most by The Genre Devotees.
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Cast
- Julie AndrewsMaria
- Christopher PlummerCaptain Georg von Trapp
- Eleanor ParkerThe Baroness
- Charmian CarrLiesl von Trapp
- Nicholas HammondFriedrich von Trapp
- Heather MenziesLouisa von Trapp
- Angela CartwrightBrigitta von Trapp
- Debbie TurnerMarta von Trapp
- Kym KarathGretl von Trapp
- Duane ChaseKurt von Trapp
Crew
- Robert WiseDirector
- Ernest LehmanScreenplay
- Ted D. McCordDirector of Photography
- Irwin KostalOriginal Music Composer
- Richard RodgersOriginal Music Composer
- William ReynoldsEditor
- Robert WiseProducer
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