The Sound Of Music

Relationships

Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer are two of the most respected figures in mid–20th-century musical theater and film. Their careers share defining projects that introduced...

Musical/Evergreen

The Sound of Music is set primarily in and around Salzburg, Austria, beginning in 1938 and culminating around the time of the Anschluss in March 1938, with the story extending i...

Biography & History

The von Trapp family best known through The Sound of Music is an Austrian-American singing family whose real story predates and diverges from the beloved musical and film. This...

Music Film Legacy

The Sound of Music scrapbook approach organizes the film’s enduring legacy by verifiable facts, original production context, and lasting cultural influence. This guide compile...

History, Biography & Culture

In 1938, as Nazi Germany annexed Austria, the von Trapp family escaped occupied Austria for safety and freedom. Their route took them south through Italy, then west to the Unite...

Film & Performance

In the 1965 film The Sound of Music , the role of Captain Georg von Trapp was played by Christopher Plummer. This performance remains one of Plummer’s most widely recognized,...

people

Angela Cartwright is an actress known for her work in mid-20th-century film and television. Born in England and raised in the United States, she began performing as a child and...

film-cinema

The Sound of Music movie cast is anchored by Julie Andrews as Maria and Christopher Plummer as Captain Georg von Trapp, supported by a strong ensemble that brings Rodgers and Ha...

people

Kurt von Trapp is the youngest biological child of Georg von Trapp and his first wife, Agatha Whitehead von Trapp, and a member of the Trapp Family Singers. In the 1965 film The...

music-biography

Maria von Trapp is the central figure whose name and story gave enduring definition to the 1959 Rodgers and Hammerstein stage musical and the 1965 film The Sound of Music. In th...