Directed by:
Robert WiseScreenplay:
Ernest LehmanCinematography:
Ted D. McCordCast:
Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer, Eleanor Parker, Richard Haydn, Peggy Wood, Heather Menzies-Urich, Nicholas Hammond, Angela Cartwright, Kym Karath (more)VOD (4)
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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 looming over their beloved Austrian horizon: Hitler is ascending to power, forcing Von Trapp to decide whether to join the Nazi party--which he loathes--or force his family to leave their home forever. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 1966 - Best Motion Picture of the Year
- 1966 - Robert Wise (Best Achievement in Directing)
- 1966 - Best Achievement in Film Editing
- 1966 - Best Scoring of Music - Adaptation or Treatment
- 1966 - Best Sound Mixing
- 1966 - Julie Andrews (Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role)
- 1966 - Peggy Wood (Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role)
- 1966 - Ted D. McCord (Best Cinematography (Color))
- 1966 - Best Achievement in Production Design
- 1966 - Best Achievement in Costume Design
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 1966 - Julie Andrews (Best British Actress)
Golden Globes
- 1966 - Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
- 1966 - Julie Andrews (Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy)
- 1966 - Robert Wise (Best Director)
- 1966 - Peggy Wood (Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture)
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
- 1965 - Julie Andrews (Best Actress)