Rodgers and Hammerstein's The Sound of Music is a 1965 film directed by Robert Wise and starred Julie Andrews in the lead role. The film is based on the Broadway musical The Sound of Music, with songs written by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, and with the musical book written by the writing team of Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. Ernest Lehman wrote the screenplay.The musical originated with the book The Story of the Trapp Family Singers by Maria von Trapp. It contains many popular songs, including "Edelweiss", "My Favorite Things", "Climb Ev'ry Mountain", "Do-Re-Mi", "Sixteen Going on Seventeen" and "The Lonely Goatherd", as well as the title song.The movie version was filmed on location in Salzburg, Austria and Bavaria in Germany (West Germany at the time), and also at the 20th Century Fox Studios in California. It was photographed in 70 mm Todd-AO by Ted D. McCord. It won an Academy Award for Best Picture and is one of the most popular musicals ever produced.Act I:In Salzburg, Austria, Maria, played by Andrews, is studying to become a nun but is not sure if the nun's life is right for her. She is sent from her convent to be the governess to seven children of a widower naval commander, Captain Georg Ritter von Trapp. Maria and the Captain butt heads constantly on the way the children are raised; the Captain raises them like a military camp, while Maria wants them to be free and able to enjoy life while they can.The children, initially hostile and mischievous, eventually come to love her when she introduces them to the joys of singing. Once the Captain finds out about this, he feels very remorseful for them and decided to let them be free and and able enjoy life. In fact, he apologized to Maria for being strict on the children, asked her to stay for a while, and goes back to the joys of living. One of the Captain's friends - Max Dettweiler - tries to convince the Captain to let the children perform in his concert. Maria finds herself falling in love with the captain, who is engaged to a wealthy baroness. The Baroness becomes jealous of Maria and convinces her to leave during a grand party at the house.Act II:The Captain announces his plan to marry the Baroness, and the children each give her a solemn kiss. But the Baroness does not have the rapport with the children and eventually realizes Maria is better for both father and children. The Baroness decided to convince the Captain to marry Maria before she leaves for Vienna, and he does so.The Nazis take power in Austria as part of the Anschluss, and attempt to force Captain von Trapp back in service. The captain, unwilling to serve the Reich, delays Zeller - the gauleiter (party leader for the district) - by insisting he's part of the Von Trapp Family Singers and must remain with them during a performance at the Salzburg Music Festival, in a guarded theater. After a curtain call, the whole family flees and hikes over the mountains to Switzerland, escaping with the help of Maria's former convent.source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaMyspace Profile Editor
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