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The Sound of Music

The Sound of Music

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Status

Released

Release Date

Mar 29, 1965

Runtime

2h 54m

Genres

Drama, Family, Music, Romance

User Score

77%

Original Title

The Sound of Music

Production Companies

Robert Wise Productions, Argyle Enterprises, 20th Century Fox

Director

Robert Wise

Budget

$8,200,000

Revenue

$286,214,286

Description

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.