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DVD : The Sound of MusicIn association with Amazon.comstarring: Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer, Eleanor Parker, Richard Haydn, Peggy Wood directed by: Robert Wise  Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Binding: DVD EAN: 0024543208419 Format: NTSC Region Code: 1 Running Time: 174 minutes Sales Rank: 102245 Related Items:
Editorial Review: Description: Julie Andrews in the heartwarming true story that has become a cinematic treasure. Rodgers and Hammerstein's "The Sound of Music." Julie Andrews is Maria, the spirited, young woman who leaves the convent and becomes a governess to the seven unruly charm and songs soon win the hearts of the children and their father but when Nazi, Germany unites with Austria, Maria is forced to attempt a daring escape with her new family. Amazon.com essential video: Some people may sneer at this 1965 musical, but the truth is the film has earned its status as a perennially watchable romantic-drama, largely on the strength of a fun story and chemistry between stars Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer. Veteran filmmaker Robert Wise (The Day the Earth Stood Still) mostly stays out of the way of the film's appealing elements, which include a based-on-fact tale of Austria's von Trapp family, who fled their Nazi-occupied country in 1938. Andrews is delightful and even fascinating as Maria, who sheds her tomboyish ways as a novice nun to accept the mantle of adulthood, becoming matron of the motherless von Trapp clan. Plummer is matinee-idol handsome and gives a smart performance to boot, and the cast of young people and kids who make up the singing von Trapp children make a strong impression. Based on the Rodgers and Hammerstein stage musical, the score includes such winners as "Maria" and the future John Coltrane hit "My Favorite Things." --Tom Keogh Average Rating:
 Rating:  - It Rises to Every Occasion!I'm not going to bother giving a synopsis as everyone out there knows what this film is about and for those of you who don't it's plastered all over this site. I will tell you about the dvd. As a self proclaimed SOM addict I would highly recommend this version. It has loads of extras not included on the other dvd releases. Including a new commentary track (which is a cut and paste of comments (some you have heard already through out the extras on the disc) and a documentary on the von Trapps ... Read More Rating: - A timeless classic!Now I've owned this movie on VHS for years and years and enjoyed it so much so when I decided to convert it to DVD and it didn't work because of some copyright encoding I was really upset. I went to Amazon.com to find myself a replacement and lo and behold, here was the 40th Anniversary edition of The Sound of Music. Sold! This has been remastered and is in surround sound. The first time I watched it I was blown away. I caught details in the film that I didn't even know were there! It ... Read More Rating: - "THE" Best Movie Classic of all Time!I have watched this movie fully at least 5 times so far in my short life (maybe up to 15 when I saw selected scenes). I can't think of any late 20th or early 21st century movies that even come close to beating the Sound of Music. Many of today's movies have too much crude humor, violence, and especially sex. Even some of today's PG movies are not very appropriate for children. I believe every child should be required to watch this movie and write an essay on it at least once before graduating ... Read More Rating: - What are you waiting for?This is why I regret buying a Blu Ray player. No classics...only new movies! Why doesn't the studio release Sound of Music on Blu Ray? There's no excuse! Rating: - The Sound of MusicWould have to be one of my all time favourite classics. It has everything to offer in a movie. Julie Andrews at her best. A movie that would never be out dated. The first scene in particular, flowing over the mountain ranges to the green hills where Maria (Julie Andrews) is standing, is an ever lasting image. Browse for similar items by category:
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