| | | 40th Anniversary Edition
Features: DVD, Widescreen, Aspect Ratio 2.20:1, Dolby Digital (5.1); Dolby Digital (4.0), Introduction, Commentary, Documentary, Featurettes, Screen Tests, Storyboard Gallery, Trailers, English, Spanish, French Subtitled
Share the magical, heartwarming true-story that has become the most popular family film of all time--Rodgers and Hammerstein's The Sound of Music. Julie Andrews lights up the screen as Maria, the spirited young woman who leaves the convent to become governess to the seven children of Captain von Trapp, an autocratic widower whose strict household rules leave no room for music or merriment. Winner of five Academy Awards, including Best Picture, this timeless classic features some of the world's best-loved songs.
"The hills are alive with this all time family favorite!" Leonard Maltin's Movie & Video Guide
"...joyous, uplifting..." Tim Dirks, The Greatest Films
"...lovely to hear and see." VideoHound's Golden Movie Retriever
Editor's Note
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.
Plot Summary
This classic musical set amid the splendor of Austria's Alps chronicles a young governess's budding romance with her employer and the family's daring flight from Nazi rule. Academy Award Nominations: 10, including Best Actress--Julie Andrews. Academy Awards: 5, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Sound, Best (Adapted) Score, Best Editing.
| Features | Audio: English Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital 4.0, French Dolby Digital Surround, Spanish Dolby Digital Mono | | Widescreen Presentation | | Storyboard Gallery | | Behind-the-scenes | | Lobby Cards and One Sheets | | From: Liesl to Gretl: A 40th Anniversary Reunion | | When You Know the Notes to Sing: A Sing-Along Phenomenon | | Commentary with Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer | | Separate chapter list for songs only with Play all feature | | A Few Of My Favorite Things: A retrospective documentary | | Introduction by Julie Andrews | | Commentary by Robert Wise | | Isolated Score | | English, French, Spanish Sing-A-Long Subtitles | | On Location With The Sound Of Music | | Previews & TV spots | | Scene Selection | | Screen Tests: Mia Farrow, Marni Nixon | | Theatrical Trailers | | Interactive Menus | | Subtitles: English, French, Spanish Sing-A-Long |
| Entertainment Reviews
 | The Sound of Music - DVD Review By: Don Willmott - filmcritic.com DVD Reviews Published on: 10/31/2008 3:31 PM | |
The Sound of Music… well, what can I say? And why should I bother? If any movie were ever critic-proof, it’s this one. In fact, famed critic Pauline Kael was fired for daring to write a bad review of it when it first came out. Julie Andrews sure worked her mojo on that one....read the full review |
| Technical Info
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Release Information
| | Studio: Foxvideo |
| Release Date: 11/15/2005 |
| Running Time: 174 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1965 | | Catalog ID: 2230838 | | UPC: 00024543208389 | | Number of Discs: 2 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English, French Dubbed, Spanish Dubbed | | Available Subtitles: English, French, Spanish | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | Anamorphic Widescreen 2.20:1 |
| Cast & Crew | Christopher Plummer | | Eleanor Parker | | Julie Andrews | | Richard Hayden | | Boris Leven - Production Designer | | Dorothy Jenkins - Costume Designer | | Ernest Lehman - Screenplay | | Howard Lindsay - Book By | | Irwin Kostal - Musical Score | | Oscar Hammerstein - Based On Stage Musical By | | Richard Rodgers - Based On Stage Musical By | | Richard Rodgers - Musical Score | | Robert Wise - Producer | | Robert Wise - Director | | Russel Crouse - Bok By | | Saul Chaplin - Producer | | Ted D. McCord - Director of Photography | | William Reynolds - Editor |
| Awards |
Oscar (1966) |  | Robert Wise, Winner, Best Director | | Robert Wise, Winner, Best Picture | | | Julie Andrews, Nominee, Best Actress | | | Peggy Wood, Nominee, Best Supporting Actress |
| Memorable Quotes| "Rain drops on roses and whiskers on kittens...these are a few of my favorite things."----Maria (Julie Andrews), singing to the children | | "Do, a deer, a female deer. Ray, a drop of golden sun. Me, a name I call myself. Fa, a long, long way to run."----Maria and the children, learning to sing together | | "Edelweiss, Edelweiss, every morning you greet me. Soft and white, clean and bright, you look happy to meet me."----Captain Von Trapp (Christopher Plummer), singing to the children (a song now used as the Austrian National Anthem) |
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| | Professional Reviews | Entertainment Weekly
"...Beloved..." -- Rating: A 01/20/1995 p.61Entertainment Weekly
"...Great, gaudy entertainment..." 09/08/2000 p.62 Total Film
"[I]t's wonderful....Julie Andrews is irresistible..." 02/01/2004 p.120 Premiere
4 stars out of 4 -- "[T]he collaboration takes on a serious edge, making it one of the precious few old-school musicals in which the action doesn't grind to a screeching halt every time a song starts." 12/01/2005 p.184 Empire
5 stars out of 5 -- "Julie Andrews' 1965 heroine is hard to beat...combining innocent enthusiasm with comic timing and a soaring soprano voice." 10/01/2007 p.58 The Motion Picture Guide 8 of 10
...one of the most loved movie musicals ever made... this movie was stunningly done, with such a slick patina and so calculated to tug the heart that it touched a chord in every audience.
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