Title from container. From the stage musical with music and lyrics by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II ; book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. Originally released as motion picture in 1965; copyright renewal in 1993. Special features: special anniversary introduction by Julie Andrews; audio commentary with Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer and more; audio commentary with director Robert Wise; Singalong karaoke subtitles; retrospective documentary "My favorite things - Julie Andrews remembers"; 4 all-new featurettes; "The Von Trapp family: harmony and discord" as seen on A&E Biography; Mia Farrow screen test; restoration comparison; photo galleries; behind-the-scenes; storyboards; lobby cards; posters. Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer, Richard Haydn, Peggy Wood, Anna Lee, Portia Nelson, Ben Wright, Daniel Truhitte, Norma Varden, Marni Nixon, Gil Stuart, Evadne Baker, Doris Lloyd, Eleanor Parker.
Contents:
disc 1. The feature (174 min.). Running commentary by Robert Wise-- DVD-ROM link to The sound of music web sites and events. disc 2. Supplemental. Original 1965 documentary Salzburg sight and sound (36 min.) -- Documentary : The sound of music : from fact to phenomenon with cast interviews, rare music outtakes, photos and more (87 min.) -- Audio supplement by Ernest Lehman (36 min.) -- Interviews with Julie Andrews and Robert Wise -- DVD-ROM games and links to fan site -- Storyboards, sketches, production stills, theatrical trailers, radio and TV spots.
Summary:
As Nazism takes over Austria, a governess and a widowed father fall in love and escape the country with his large family of musically-talented children. Julie Andrews lights up the screen as Maria, the spirited young woman who leaves the convent to become a governess to the seven young children of Captain von Trapp, an autocratic widower whose strict household rules leave no room for music or merriment.
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