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The Sound of Music

Oscar™ Best Picture - Winning Movies

The Sound of Music

1965

Robert Wise

Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer, Richard Haydn, Eleanor Parker ...

6.9

58,389

Musical. Drama 'The Sound of Music' is based on the true story of the Trapp Family Singers. Maria (Julie Andrews) is a young nun in an Austrian convent who regularly misses her morning prayers because she enjoys going to the hills to sing the title song. Deciding that Maria needs to learn something about the real world before she can take her vows, the Mother Superior (Peggy Wood) sends her off to be governess for the children of the widowed Captain ... [+]

	Media	Author	Review
		Whitney Williams Variety	"A warmly pulsating, captivating drama set to the most imaginative use of the lilting R-H tunes, magnificently mounted and with a brilliant cast headed by Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer."
		James Powers The Hollywood Reporter	"It restores your faith in movies. If you sit quietly and let it take, it may also restore your faith in humanity."
		Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"The location work in Salzburg has an ineffable charm and it’s all performed with such zinging, joyous energy (...) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Dave Kehr Chicago Reader	"The sort of film that reeks of emotional Muzak (...) Every audience sniffle and tear has been taken into account"
		Sarah Crompton Telegraph	"Indelible, indestructible, magnificently structured, [the songs] make 'The Sound of Music' a film to watch over and over, and even to sing along with. (...) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Caroline Westbrook Empire	"No christmas day would be complete without spending the afternoon falling asleep in front of this film. (...) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Noel Murray AV Club	"That tension between the happy past and the uncertain future makes 'The Sound Of Music' richer than its reputation"
		Al Cohn Newsday	"Moviegoers looking for nothing deeper than an eye-and-ear-pleasing, near fairy tale shouldn't miss it (...) The ending itself is an unnecessary exaggeration"
		Time	"It is tuneful, cheerful and colorful—exquisitely filmed in the Tyrolean Alps of Austria"
		Tony Sloman Radio Times	"This artful crowd-pleaser continues to reach out to every generation, thanks to its expert and unsentimental handling from director Robert Wise (...) and a magnificent performance from Julie Andrews (…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Stella Papamichael BBC	"Robert Wise erred just the right side of that fine line between the sublime and ridiculous (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"

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