Rodgers and Hammerstein's The sound of music Cover Image

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Rodgers and Hammerstein's The sound of music / produced by Argyle Enterprises, Inc. and released by Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation ; a Robert Wise production ; Music by Richard Rodgers ; lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II ; screenplay by Ernest Lehman ; directed by Robert Wise.

Wise, Robert, 1914-2005 (Added Author). McCord, Ted, 1900-1976 (Added Author). Lehman, Ernest, 1915-2005 (Added Author). Andrews, Julie. (Added Author). Plummer, Christopher. (Added Author). Haydn, Richard, 1905-1985 (Added Author). Wood, Peggy, 1892-1978 (Added Author). Lee, Anna, 1913-2004 (Added Author). Nelson, Portia. (Added Author). Wright, Ben, 1915-1989 (Added Author). Truhitte, Daniel, 1943- (Added Author). Varden, Norma. (Added Author). Nixon, Marni. (Added Author). Stuart, Gil, 1919-1977 (Added Author). Baker, Evadne, 1897-1995 (Added Author). Lloyd, Doris, 1896-1968 (Added Author). Carr, Charmian, 1942-2016 (Added Author). Hammond, Nicholas, 1950- (Added Author). Menzies, Heather, 1949-2017 (Added Author). Chase, Duane, 1950- (Added Author). Cartwright, Angela, 1952- (Added Author). Turner, Debbie, 1956- (Added Author). Karath, Kym, 1958- (Added Author). Parker, Eleanor, 1922-2013 (Added Author). Rodgers, Richard, 1902-1979 (Added Author). Hammerstein, Oscar, II, 1895-1960 (Added Author). Reynolds, William, 1910-1997 (Added Author). Hurdalek, Georg. (Added Author). Lindsay, Howard, 1889-1968 Sound of music. (Added Author). Crouse, Russel, 1893-1966 Sound of music. (Added Author). Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation. (Added Author). Argyle Enterprises. (Added Author). Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc. (Added Author). Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer, Richard Haydn, Peggy Wood, Anna Lee, Portia Nelson, Ben Wright, Daniel Truhitte, Norma Varden, Marni Nixon, Gil Stuart, Evadne Baker, Doris Lloyd, Charmian Carr, Nicholas Hammond, Heather Menzies, Duane Chase, Angela Cartwright, Debbie Turner, Kym Karath, Eleanor Parker. (Cast).

Summary:

Based on a true story, Maria, a spirited young Austrian woman, leaves the convent to become governess to the seven children of widowed Captain von Trapp. Maria and the captain marry, and as Nazism envelops Austria, the musically-talented family leaves the country to perform around the world.

Record details

Physical Description: 2 videodiscs (174 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + guide (4 pages)
Edition: 40th anniversary ed.
Publisher: Beverly Hills, CA : Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, ♭2005.

Content descriptions

General Note:	French language singalong subtitles not available for the songs "Maria" and "Climb ev'ry mountain." Issued also as part of the Rodgers & Hammerstein collection. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1965. From the stage musical with music and lyrics by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II ; book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse.
Formatted Contents Note:	[Disc 1] Introduction by Julie Andrews ; feature film ; audio commentary by Andrews, Plummer, etc. ; sing-along karaoke subtitles -- [disc 2] Introduction by Julie Andrews ; documentary 'My favorite things: Julie Andrews remembers' ; featurettes: 'Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer, a reminiscence' ; 'On location with the Sound of Music' ; 'From Liesl to Gretl: a 40th anniversary reunion' ; 'When you know the notes to sing: a singalong phenomenon' ; 'The VonTrapp family: Harmony and discord' as seen on Biography on the A & E Network ; Mia Farrow screen test ; restoration comparison ; photo galleries ; trailers & TV spots.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director of photography, Ted McCord ; additional words and music by Richard Rodgers ; music supervised, arranged and conducted by Irwin Kostal ; choreography by Marc Breaux and Dee Dee Wood ; puppeteers, Bil Baird and Cora Baird ; film editor, William Reynolds ; with the partial use of ideas by George Hurdalek.
Participant or Performer Note:	Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer, Richard Haydn, Peggy Wood, Anna Lee, Portia Nelson, Ben Wright, Daniel Truhitte, Norma Varden, Marni Nixon, Gil Stuart, Evadne Baker, Doris Lloyd, Charmian Carr, Nicholas Hammond, Heather Menzies, Duane Chase, Angela Cartwright, Debbie Turner, Kym Karath, Eleanor Parker.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: G.
System Details Note:	DVD; NTSC, region 1 ; anamorphic widescreen aspect ratio 2.20:1 ; 5.0 Dolby surround, 2.0 Dolby surround (English, French), stereo. (English), mono (Spanish).
Language Note:	In English, dubbed French or dubbed Spanish; optional subtitles in English; singalong subtitles in English, Spanish or French; English closed-captions for the hearing impaired.
Awards Note:	Academy awards for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Film Editing, Best Sound, Best Music in 1965.