| Edition |
40th anniversary edition. |
| Description |
2 videodiscs (174 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + guide (4 pages) |
| System Details |
DVD; NTSC, region 1 ; anamorphic widescreen aspect ratio 2.20:1 ; 5.0 Dolby surround, 2.0 Dolby surround (English, French), stereo. (English), mono (Spanish). |
| Cast |
Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer, Richard Haydn, Peggy Wood, Anna Lee, Portia Nelson, Ben Wright, Daniel Truhitte, Norma Varden, Marni Nixon, Gil Stuart, Evadne Baker, Doris Lloyd, Charmian Carr, Nicholas Hammond, Heather Menzies, Duane Chase, Angela Cartwright, Debbie Turner, Kym Karath, Eleanor Parker. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Ted McCord ; additional words and music by Richard Rodgers ; music supervised, arranged and conducted by Irwin Kostal ; choreography by Marc Breaux and Dee Dee Wood ; puppeteers, Bil Baird and Cora Baird ; film editor, William Reynolds ; with the partial use of ideas by George Hurdalek. |
| Summary |
Based on a true story, Maria, a spirited young Austrian woman, leaves the convent to become governess to the seven children of widowed Captain von Trapp. Maria and the captain marry, and as Nazism envelops Austria, the musically-talented family leaves the country to perform around the world. |
| Contents |
Special features: Disc 1. Introduction by Julie Andrews -- Optional audio feature commentary with director Robert Wise -- Optional audio feature commentary with Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer, Charmian Carr, Dee Dee Wood, and Johannes von Trapp -- Optional version of feature with singalong subtitles in choice of English, Spanish or French -- Individual song singalongs -- Songs only chapter list ; Disc 2. Introduction by Julie Andrews -- My favorite things: Julie Andrews remembers (ca. 63 min.) -- Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer: a reminiscence (ca. 19 min.) -- On location with The sound of music (ca. 23 min.) -- From Liesl to Gretl: a 40th anniversary reunion (ca. 34 min.) -- When you know the notes to sing: a singalong phenomenon (ca. 13 min.) -- The von Trapp family: harmony and discord [episode from the A&E series Biography with Peter Graves] (ca. 46 min.) -- Restoration comparison -- Mia Farrow screen test (ca. 35 sec.) -- Trailers & TV spots -- Still galleries. |
| Note |
French language singalong subtitles not available for the songs "Maria" and "Climb ev'ry mountain." |
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Issued also as part of the Rodgers & Hammerstein collection. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: G. |
| Note |
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1965. |
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From the stage musical with music and lyrics by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II ; book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. |
| Awards |
Academy awards for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Film Editing, Best Sound, Best Music in 1965. |
| Language |
In English, dubbed French or dubbed Spanish ; optional subtitles in English ; singalong subtitles in English, Spanish or French ; English closed-captions for the hearing impaired. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Trapp Family Singers -- Drama.
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Trapp, Maria Augusta -- Drama.
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Trapp, Georg von, 1880-1947 -- Drama.
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Entertainers -- Austria -- Drama.
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Austria -- History -- 1918-1938 -- Drama.
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Families -- Austria -- Drama.
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Man-woman relationships -- Austria -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Musical films.
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Romance films.
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Feature films.
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Fiction films.
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Biographical films.
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Film adaptations.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Wise, Robert, 1914-2005.
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McCord, Ted, 1900-1976.
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Lehman, Ernest, 1915-2005.
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Andrews, Julie.
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Plummer, Christopher.
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Haydn, Richard, 1905-1985.
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Wood, Peggy, 1892-1978.
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Lee, Anna, 1913-2004.
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Nelson, Portia.
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Wright, Ben, 1915-1989.
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Truhitte, Daniel, 1943-
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Varden, Norma.
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Nixon, Marni.
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Stuart, Gil, 1919-1977.
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Baker, Evadne, 1897-1995.
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Lloyd, Doris, 1896-1968.
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Carr, Charmian, 1942-2016
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Hammond, Nicholas, 1950-
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Menzies, Heather, 1949 December 9-
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Chase, Duane, 1950-
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Cartwright, Angela, 1952-
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Turner, Debbie, 1956-
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Karath, Kym, 1958-
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Parker, Eleanor, 1922-2013.
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Rodgers, Richard, 1902-1979.
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Hammerstein, Oscar, II, 1895-1960.
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Reynolds, William, 1910-1997.
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Lindsay, Howard, 1889-1968
Sound of music.
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Crouse, Russel, 1893-1966
Sound of music.
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Hurdalek, Georg.
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Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation.
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Argyle Enterprises.
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Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.
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| Note |
Title on container: Rodgers & Hammerstein's The sound of music |
| Added Title |
Rodgers & Hammerstein collection.
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| Standard No. |
024543382294 set |
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024543208389 |
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