The Sound of Music

1965 · directed by Robert Wise

Rating

84/100

Hit

yes

Prestige lists

Oscar Winner, NFR

In the years before World War II, 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.

The Sound of Music (1965), directed by Robert Wise, rates 84/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Julie Andrews
• Christopher Plummer
• Eleanor Parker
• Charmian Carr
• Nicholas Hammond
• Heather Menzies
• Angela Cartwright
• Debbie Turner
• Kym Karath
• Duane Chase

Crew

• Ted D. McCord — Director of Photography
• William Reynolds — Editor
• Irwin Kostal — Original Music Composer
• Richard Rodgers — Original Music Composer
• Ernest Lehman — Screenplay

More from Robert Wise

1. West Side Story (1961) — 96/100 · hit
2. Executive Suite (1954) — 83/100 · hit
3. The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) — 81/100 · hit
4. I Want to Live! (1958) — 81/100 · hit
5. The Set-Up (1949) — 79/100
6. Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956) — 79/100

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