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The Sound of Music //The Acadamy Award Winning Film Musical- 1965 //

The Sound of Music is an American film made in 1965, that was based off the Broadway musical from 1959. It was filmed in Salzburg, Austria, and parts were also filmed in Germany. The Sound of Music story is based on the memoir of Maria von Trapp, who was governace and then step-mother to Georg von Trapp's 7 children. The film was directed by Robert Wise with lyrics from Oscar Hammerstein II, and starred Julie Andrews as Maria, and Christopher Plummer as Georg. The movie contains many popular songs, some of which include "Edelweiss", "My Favorite Things", and "The Lonely Goatherd".

  The Von Trapp Family and Maria, in The Sound of Music

 At the 1965 Academy Awards, the film won an astounding 5 Oscars, one of them including Best Picture. The cast album was also nominated for numerous Grammy's that year as well. The movie pulled in $1.046 billion, in current dollars, at the box office, ranking it 3 all-time for box office hits, and was one of the most popular musicals ever produced.

media type="youtube" key="_dpGmAc3kMk" height="390" width="480" A scene from the movie where Maria and the children are singing "Do-Re-Me"