Principal cast
Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer, Eleanor Parker, Charmian Carr and Nicholas Hammond
Film 55 of 498 on the Screen Path
The Sound of Music
The happiest sound in all the world!
About the film
The Sound of Music at a glance.
Screen Path places this 1965 film at stop 55 in one curated journey through cinema. The learning experience adds context before you watch and deeper analysis after.
In the years before World War II, a tomboyish postulant at an Austrian abbey is hired as a governess in the home of a widowed naval captain with seven children and brings a new love of life and music into the home.
Key craft credits
Ted D. McCord (director of photography), William Reynolds (editor), Irwin Kostal (original music composer), Richard Rodgers (original music composer) and Ernest Lehman (screenplay)
- Director
- Robert Wise
- Release
- 1965-03-29
- Runtime
- 174 minutes
- Genres
- Drama, Family, Music and Romance
- Country
- United States
- Quiz
- 50 questions
The Screen Path journey
Before. After. Remember.
The featured film is watched outside Screen Path. The app provides the learning experience around it: a guide, an analysis, and a quiz with explanations.
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Before you watch
Start with a spoiler-free video guide to the context and filmmaking choices worth noticing.
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After the film
Return after watching for a deeper video analysis of craft, meaning, and legacy.
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Quiz yourself
Answer 50 questions with clear rationales designed to make the ideas stick.
50 questions in this journeyCitizen Kane is the complete public example: both learning videos and a five-question sample quiz are available below.
Start the example →Full cast
Full cast
- Julie AndrewsCharacter: Maria
- Christopher PlummerCharacter: Captain Georg von Trapp
- Eleanor ParkerCharacter: The Baroness
- Charmian CarrCharacter: Liesl von Trapp
- Nicholas HammondCharacter: Friedrich von Trapp
- Heather MenziesCharacter: Louisa von Trapp
- Angela CartwrightCharacter: Brigitta von Trapp
- Debbie TurnerCharacter: Marta von Trapp
- Kym KarathCharacter: Gretl von Trapp
- Duane ChaseCharacter: Kurt von Trapp
- Richard HaydnCharacter: Max Detweiler
- Anna LeeCharacter: Sister Margaretta
Full crew
Full crew
- Robert WiseCredits: Director, Producer
- Dorothy JeakinsCredits: Costume Design
- William ReynoldsCredits: Editor
- Ernest LehmanCredits: Screenplay
- Ted D. McCordCredits: Director of Photography
- Ben NyeCredits: Makeup Artist
- Bernard FreericksCredits: Sound
- Margaret DonovanCredits: Hairstylist
- Murray SpivackCredits: Sound
- Irwin KostalCredits: Music Arranger, Music Supervisor, Conductor, Original Music Composer
- Robert MayerCredits: Music Editor
- Marc BreauxCredits: Choreographer
- Dee Dee WoodCredits: Choreographer
- John SellarsCredits: Colorist
- Mark GriffithCredits: Digital Intermediate Colorist
- Richard RodgersCredits: Music, Lyricist, Songs, Original Music Composer
- Paul BeesonCredits: Additional Photography
- Oscar Hammerstein IICredits: Music, Lyricist, Book
- Adolfo BartoliCredits: Lighting Technician
- Howard LindsayCredits: Book
- Russel CrouseCredits: Book
- Richard D. ZanuckCredits: Executive Producer
- Lee WallaceCredits: Casting
- Saul WurtzelCredits: Unit Production Manager
- Saul ChaplinCredits: Associate Producer
- Peter LevathesCredits: Executive Producer
- Boris LevenCredits: Production Design
- Ruby R. LevittCredits: Set Decoration
- Ridgeway CallowCredits: Assistant Director
- Walter M. ScottCredits: Set Decoration
- Maria von TrappCredits: Story
- Paul WurtzelCredits: Special Effects Technician
- Ed JonesCredits: Property Master
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