The Sound of Music

2h 54min

Drama

Family

Music

Romance

In the years before the Second World War, 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.

Production Companies

Robert Wise Productions

Argyle Enterprises

20th Century Fox

Cast

Christopher Plummer

Christopher Plummer

Captain Georg von Trapp
Eleanor Parker

Eleanor Parker

The Baroness
Richard Haydn

Richard Haydn

Max Detweiler
Peggy Wood

Peggy Wood

Mother Abbess
Charmian Carr

Charmian Carr

Liesl von Trapp
Heather Menzies

Heather Menzies

Louisa von Trapp
Nicholas Hammond

Nicholas Hammond

Friedrich von Trapp
Duane Chase

Duane Chase

Kurt von Trapp
Angela Cartwright

Angela Cartwright

Brigitta von Trapp
Debbie Turner

Debbie Turner

Marta von Trapp
Kym Karath

Kym Karath

Gretl von Trapp
Anna Lee

Anna Lee

Sister Margaretta
Portia Nelson

Portia Nelson

Sister Berthe
Ben Wright

Ben Wright

Herr Zeller
Norma Varden

Norma Varden

Frau Schmidt
Marni Nixon

Marni Nixon

Sister Sophia
Evadne Baker

Evadne Baker

Sister Bernice
Doris Lloyd

Doris Lloyd

Baroness Ebberfeld
Ada Beth Lee

Ada Beth Lee

Sister Catherine (uncredited)
Doreen Tryden

Doreen Tryden

Sister Agatha (uncredited)
Bert Stevens

Bert Stevens

Party Guest (uncredited)
Gertrude Astor

Gertrude Astor

Party Guest (uncredited)
Frank Baker

Frank Baker

Party Guest (uncredited)
Bill Lee

Bill Lee

Captain Georg von Trapp (singing voice) (uncredited)
Margery MacKay

Margery MacKay

Mother Abbess (singing voice) (uncredited)
Leoda Richards

Leoda Richards

Party Guest
Sam Harris

Sam Harris

Party Guest (uncredited)

Release date

2nd Mar 1965

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English, Deutsch