Release Date: 11/15/2005 Original Release: 1965 Format: DVD Length: 174 minutes Rating:G (MPAA) Rating Reason: (Reason unavailable) UPC: 024543208389 Studio: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainm
Musical & Performing Arts, Musicals, Classic, Family Interaction, Romance, True Story, Recommended, Clergy, Theatrical Release, Family (General), Essential Cinema
Description
Shot in Salzburg against the majestic Bavarian Alps, THE SOUND OF MUSIC is considered one of the greatest screen musicals ever made. Winner of five Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director (Robert Wise), the film, based on a real family and their true events, tells the story of a young postulate, Maria (Julie Andrews), who, after proving too high-spirited for the Mother Abess and other nuns, is sent off to work as a governess to seven unruly children. The Von Trapp family is run, in military style, by the seemingly cold-hearted Captain Von Trapp (Christopher Plummer), a lonely widowed naval officer. Seeing how badly he and his children need companionship, he proposes to the Baroness Schraeder (Eleanor Parker), a calculating, mutual friend of beloved family friend Max Detweiler (Richard Haydn). It is the baroness who soon realizes that it's Maria--with her warmth and love for the children--the captain really loves. It is nearly bliss for the newly formed family who loves to sing together--except for the cloud looming over their beloved Austrian horizon: Hitler is ascending to power, forcing Von Trapp to decide whether to join the Nazi party--which he loathes--or force his family to leave their home forever. One of the most memorable scores ever written (by Rodgers and Hammerstein) and breathtaking performances by Andrews, Plummer, and the seven children mark this classic as one of the world's most favorite films.
DVD Features
2-Disc Set Region 1 Letterbox - 2.20 Widescreen - 2.20 Audio: Closed Captioned - English Dolby Digital 5.1 - English Dolby Surround - English, French Mono - Spanish Subtitles - English, Spanish, French - optional Disc 1: Additional Release Material: Introduction: Julie Andrews - Star Audio Commentary: 1. Robert Wise - Director 2. Julie Andrews, Chrisopher Plummer - Stars Interactive Features: Scene Access Interactive Menus Karaoke - English, Spanish, French subtitles - optional Disc 2: Additional Release Material: Behind the Scenes Documentary: A FEW OF MY FAVORITE THINGS: A RETROSPECTIVE Introduction: Julie Andrews - Star Original Theatrical Trailer (5) Teaser TV Spots (2) Featurette: 1. When You Know the Notes to Sing: A Sing-Along Phenomenon 2. From Liesl to Gretl: A 40th Anniversary Reunion Text/Photo Galleries: Lobby Cards Storyboards Theatrical Posters
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Reviewed by: ellen
THIS MOVIE IS A CLASSIC!!! IT IS A TRUE STORY OF A FAMILY WHO ESCAPED FROM THE NAZIS. IT IS AN ENDEARING AND SWEET MOVIE. I ENJOYED IT AND ITS A MOVIE THAT IS RIGHT FOR ALL AGE GROUPS. IT WAS... Read the whole review at MatchFlick
