The Sound of Music is based on a Broadway revue that ran for four years and flourished. The movie won five awards, including Best Picture, at the 38th Academy Awards.
The play is based on a true story that took place in Austria in 1938:
There was a Colonel von Trapp in Salzburg, who, together with his seven children and his wife, who was a governess, formed a family choir after the annexation of Austria by Nazi Germany and sang Austrian folk and patriotic songs everywhere.
The movie has become one of the most iconic musical films of all time. Some of the most popular musical classics include The Sound of Music, The Lonely Shepherd, Snowdrops, Dorothy, and Goodnight, Goodbye.
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Plot:
22-year-old Maria (Julie Andrews) is a nun who grew up in a Salzburg convent. However, her vivacious and nature-loving nature has always gotten her into trouble at the convent. Mother Abbess (Peggy Wood) of the convent feels that her lively personality is not suitable for nun life.
So, when she receives a letter from Colonel Von? Colonel Trapp's (Christopher Plummer) home seeking a caretaker, she decides to let Maria go, and in doing so, allows her to explore her true purpose in life.