Sound of Music
 | Directed by Robert Wise Starring: Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer, Eleanor Parker, Richard Haydn, Peggy Wood 20th Century Fox, 1965, VHS Tape Customer Rating: 556 reviews Recommend This product is currently not available and cannot be purchased. It means that we have no merchant offers for this product at the moment or it was discontinued by the manufacturer. |
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Some people may sneer at this 1965 musical, but the truth is the film has earned its status as a perennially watchable romantic-drama, largely on the strength of a fun story and chemistry between stars Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer. Veteran filmmaker Robert Wise (The Day the Earth Stood Still) mostly stays out of the way of the film's appealing elements, which include a based-on-fact tale of Austria's von Trapp family, who fled their Nazi-occupied country in 1938. Andrews is delightful and even fascinating as Maria, who sheds her tomboyish ways as a novice nun to accept the mantle of adulthood, becoming matron of the motherless von Trapp clan. Plummer is matinee-idol handsome and gives a smart performance to boot, and the cast of young people and kids who make up the singing von Trapp children make a strong impression. Based on the Rodgers and Hammerstein stage musical, the score includes such winners as "Maria" and the future John Coltrane hit "My Favorite Things." — Tom Keogh
Title: Sound of Music
Sales Rank: 56 in VHS
Actor: Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer, Eleanor Parker, Richard Haydn, Peggy Wood
Director: Robert Wise
Studio: 20th Century Fox, 1996-08-27, Theatrical Release: 1965
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, THX, NTSC
Languages: English (Original Language)
Audience Rating: G (General Audience)
Running Time: 174 minutes
Package Dimensions: 7.32 x 4.19 x 1.12 inches, 0.38 pounds
- My Favorite Movie
- I've loved this movie since I was very young and was so happy when I could buy it on DVD for such a cheap price! I love the music and the story but what I loved about this version is the reunion of all of the actors and actress' still around in 2005! Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer, Charmain Carr, Nicholas Hammond, Heather… More reviews
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