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| '''''The Sound of Music''''' is a ] film directed by ] and starring ] in the lead role. The film is based |
'''''The Sound of Music''''' is a ] film directed by ] and starring ] in the lead role. The film is based on the broadway musical '']''. | ||
| The musical originated with the book ''The Von Trapp Family Singers'' by ]. It contains many hit songs, including "]", "]", "]", "]", "]" and "]", as well as the title song. | The musical originated with the book ''The Von Trapp Family Singers'' by ]. It contains many hit songs, including "]", "]", "]", "]", "]" and "]", as well as the title song. | ||
| == Trivia == | |||
| *Many people believe "]" to be a traditional Austrian song, or even the national anthem. In fact the song was written for the musical and is little known in Austria. | |||
| *Actor Christopher Plummer has distanced himself from the film, citing that his acting skills were underutilized. He calls the film "The Sound of Mucous." | |||
| *The musical itself is virtually unknown in Austria, except in backpacker's hostels in Salzburg, where it is screened daily on DVD. The ] dance that Maria and the Captain shared was not performed the traditional way it is done in Austria. | |||
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| *"I Have Confidence" is a song that Rodgers wrote as a "bridge", needed in the movie to get Maria from the convent to the Von Trapp manor (as he explained). During that segment, at one point Julie Andrews passes under an archway. As pointed out in one of the DVD's extras, the real Maria, one of her daughters, and one of ''her'' daughters (Maria's granddaughter) can be seen starting to cross the road at that point. The von Trapps arrived on set that day and ] offered them this walk-on role. It has also been reported that Andrews tripped at one point during the filming, a moment the editors left in because it seemed to fit the character. | |||
| *The order of several of the songs is markedly different between the stage play and the film, thanks to the ] of ]. One example is that in the play, "My Favorite Things" is sung at the convent, whereas in the movie it is sung to the children. A couple of the songs were altered. "How Can Love Survive?" (which did not fit the flow of the movie very well) was reduced to an instrumental, one of several waltz numbers played at the party occurring just before intermission. The title song's four-line prelude ("My day in the hills has come to an end, I know..."), sung by ] in the stage play, is reduced to an instrumental hint during the overture and dramatic zoom-in shot to Julie Andrews on the mountaintop at the start of the movie. | |||
| *Despite the enormous popularity of the movie, which at the time became the largest grossing picture of all time, noted film critic ] blasted the film in a review in which she called the movie "The Sound Of Money." This review allegedly led to Kael's being fired from '']'' magazine. | |||
| * A theatre owner in ] felt the movie was too long, so he edited it by cutting all the songs. | |||
| *The Sound of Music became the highest grossing film of all time in December 1965, when it beat Gone With the Wind by slightly less than one million dollars. The Sound of Music remained the highest grossing film of all time, until 1970 when Gone With the Wind was rereleased and it became #1 again. After that, several films (The Godfather, Jaws, etc) have pushed The Sound of Music further down on the list. | |||
| *In ] the United States ] deemed the film "culturally significant" and selected it for preservation in the ]. | |||
| *According to , the film ranks third in both all-time number of tickets sold (142,415,400) and in gross adjusted for inflation ($911,458,400) in North America (behind ''Gone with the Wind'' and '']'') Combine this with its success around the world in sales of tickets, videocassettes, laserdiscs, DVDs and its frequent airings on television, it is called "the most widely seen movie produced by a Hollywood studio" by | |||
| *The ] planned on broadcasting the soundtrack after a ], to improve the moral of survivors. | |||
| ==Cast== | |||
| * The seven von Trapp children are five girls and two boys. In the film they were: | |||
| **Liesl (16 years old "going on 17") played by ], who was 21 during filming. | |||
| **Friedrich (14) played by ] | |||
| **Louisa (13) played by ] | |||
| **Kurt (11) played by ] | |||
| **Brigitta (10) played by ] | |||
| **Marta (6, although according to her line at the start, "I'm turning 7 on Tuesday") played by ] | |||
| **Gretl (5) played by ] | |||
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1965 film| The Sound of Music | |
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| File:Sound-of-Music-dvd.jpgDVD cover | |
| Directed by | Robert Wise |
| Written by | Howard Lindsay (book) Russel Crouse (book) Ernest Lehman Maria Augusta Trapp (autobiography) |
| Produced by | Robert Wise |
| Starring | Julie Andrews Christopher Plummer Richard Haydn Peggy Wood Anna Lee Portia Nelson Ben Wright |
| Cinematography | Ted D. McCord |
| Edited by | William Reynolds |
| Music by | Richard Rodgers with lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein and Richard Rodgers (new songs for film) |
| Distributed by | Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation |
| Release dates | March 2, 1965 |
| Running time | 174 min. |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $8,200,000 (estimated) |
The Sound of Music is a 1965 film directed by Robert Wise and starring Julie Andrews in the lead role. The film is based on the broadway musical The Sound of Music.
The musical originated with the book The Von Trapp Family Singers by Maria von Trapp. It contains many hit songs, including "Edelweiss", "My Favorite Things", "Climb Ev'ry Mountain", "Do-Re-Mi", "Sixteen Going On Seventeen" and "The Lonely Goatherd", as well as the title song.
Trivia
- Many people believe "Edelweiss" to be a traditional Austrian song, or even the national anthem. In fact the song was written for the musical and is little known in Austria.
- Actor Christopher Plummer has distanced himself from the film, citing that his acting skills were underutilized. He calls the film "The Sound of Mucous."
- The musical itself is virtually unknown in Austria, except in backpacker's hostels in Salzburg, where it is screened daily on DVD. The Ländler dance that Maria and the Captain shared was not performed the traditional way it is done in Austria.
- "I Have Confidence" is a song that Rodgers wrote as a "bridge", needed in the movie to get Maria from the convent to the Von Trapp manor (as he explained). During that segment, at one point Julie Andrews passes under an archway. As pointed out in one of the DVD's extras, the real Maria, one of her daughters, and one of her daughters (Maria's granddaughter) can be seen starting to cross the road at that point. The von Trapps arrived on set that day and director Wise offered them this walk-on role. It has also been reported that Andrews tripped at one point during the filming, a moment the editors left in because it seemed to fit the character.
- The order of several of the songs is markedly different between the stage play and the film, thanks to the screenwriting of Ernest Lehman. One example is that in the play, "My Favorite Things" is sung at the convent, whereas in the movie it is sung to the children. A couple of the songs were altered. "How Can Love Survive?" (which did not fit the flow of the movie very well) was reduced to an instrumental, one of several waltz numbers played at the party occurring just before intermission. The title song's four-line prelude ("My day in the hills has come to an end, I know..."), sung by Mary Martin in the stage play, is reduced to an instrumental hint during the overture and dramatic zoom-in shot to Julie Andrews on the mountaintop at the start of the movie.
- Despite the enormous popularity of the movie, which at the time became the largest grossing picture of all time, noted film critic Pauline Kael blasted the film in a review in which she called the movie "The Sound Of Money." This review allegedly led to Kael's being fired from McCall's magazine.
- A theatre owner in South Korea felt the movie was too long, so he edited it by cutting all the songs.
- The Sound of Music became the highest grossing film of all time in December 1965, when it beat Gone With the Wind by slightly less than one million dollars. The Sound of Music remained the highest grossing film of all time, until 1970 when Gone With the Wind was rereleased and it became #1 again. After that, several films (The Godfather, Jaws, etc) have pushed The Sound of Music further down on the list.
- In 2001 the United States Library of Congress deemed the film "culturally significant" and selected it for preservation in the National Film Registry.
- According to boxofficemojo, the film ranks third in both all-time number of tickets sold (142,415,400) and in gross adjusted for inflation ($911,458,400) in North America (behind Gone with the Wind and Star Wars) Combine this with its success around the world in sales of tickets, videocassettes, laserdiscs, DVDs and its frequent airings on television, it is called "the most widely seen movie produced by a Hollywood studio" by Amazon.uk
- The BBC planned on broadcasting the soundtrack after a nuclear strike, to improve the moral of survivors.
Cast
- The seven von Trapp children are five girls and two boys. In the film they were:
- Liesl (16 years old "going on 17") played by Charmian Carr, who was 21 during filming.
- Friedrich (14) played by Nicholas Hammond
- Louisa (13) played by Heather Menzies
- Kurt (11) played by Duane Chase
- Brigitta (10) played by Angela Cartwright
- Marta (6, although according to her line at the start, "I'm turning 7 on Tuesday") played by Debbie Turner
- Gretl (5) played by Kym Karath
External links
- Details of the touring singalong version of the movie
- The Sound Of Music Kids - Where are they now
- The Real Story of the Von Trapp Family (from the US National Archives)
| Preceded byMy Fair Lady | Academy Award for Best Picture 1965 |
Succeeded byA Man for All Seasons |