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Unabashedly sentimental and a box office smash, The Sound of Music (1965) became the last old-fashioned blockbuster musical before the seismic shifts of the late 1960s and 1970s. Faithfully adapting the Rodgers and Hammerstein Broadway hit while opening it up for the screen, director Robert Wise made the most of the story's Austrian settings by shooting in pristine color on location in and around Salzburg. Beginning with the helicopter shot of Julie Andrews's hill-top performance of the title song, Wise matches glorious Alpine landscapes and Salzburg sites with exuberant songs, while the romantic moments are set in the more intimate yet still picturesque Von Trapp garden house. The puppet show, an important moment in Maria's romance with Von Trapp, also becomes another beautifully executed set piece in itself. Andrews' acting is as laudable as her singing, and her presence charmed even those reviewers critical of The Sound of Music's sweetness; the audience adored it to the tune of record-breaking grosses. Nominated for ten Oscars, The Sound of Music won five, including Best Picture, Director, Sound, and Adapted Score. None of the 1960s musicals that followed it came close to matching its popularity.
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Product Details
Actors: Christopher Plummer
Format: Blu-ray, Widescreen
Language: English (Dolby TrueHD), French (Dolby Digital 5.1), Spanish (Dolby Digital 5.1)
Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
Dubbed: French, Spanish
Region: Region A/1 (Read more about DVD/Blu-ray formats.)
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Number of discs: 2
Rated: G (General Audience)
Studio: 20th Century Fox
DVD Release Date: March 10, 2015
Run Time: 174 minutes
Blu-ray Disc 1:
o Feature Film Remastered in 1080p Hi-Def with 7.1 DTS-HD Sound
o Your Favorite Things: An Interactive Celebration — All-New Immersive Viewing Experience with Behind-the-Scenes Images, On-Screen Lyrics, Trivia Track and Location Quiz
o Music Machine Sing-Along
o Audio Commentaries with Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer and Director Robert Wise
· Blu-ray Disc 2:
o NEW hour-long documentary THE SOUND OF A CITY: JULIE ANDREWS RETURNS TO SALZBURG
· DHD
Cast & Crew
Julie Andrews Maria von Trapp
Christopher Plummer Captain Von Trapp
Eleanor Parker The Baroness
Richard Haydn Max Detweiler
Peggy Wood Mother Abbess
Charmian Carr Liesl
Heather Menzies Louisa
Nicolas Hammond Friedrich
Duane Chase Kurt
Angela Cartwright Brigitta
Debbie Turner Marta
Kym Karath Gretl
Anna Lee Sister Margaretta
Portia Nelson Sister Berthe
Ben Wright Herr Zeller
Daniel Truhitte Rolfe
Norma Varden Frau Schmidt
Marni Nixon Sister Sophia
Evadne Baker Sister Bernice
Doris Lloyd Baroness Ebberfeld
Gilchrist Stuart Franz
Technical Credits
Robert Wise Director, Producer
L.B. Abbott Special Effects
Bill Baird Animator
Cora Baird Animator
Marc Breaux Choreography
Saul Chaplin Associate Producer, Producer
Walter M. Cott Set Decoration/Design
Dorothy Jeakins Costumes/Costume Designer
Emil Kosa Jr. Special Effects
Irwin Kostal Score Composer, Musical Direction/Supervision
Ernest Lehman Screenwriter
Boris Leven Production Designer
Ruby Levitt Set Decoration/Design
Ted D. McCord Cinematographer
Michael McLean Casting
William H. Reynolds Editor
Rodgers & Hammerstein Score Composer
Dee Dee Wood Choreography
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