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Celebrate the 60th Anniversary of this Classic!

A tuneful, heartwarming story, it is based on the real-life account of the Von Trapp Family singers, one of the world’s best-known concert groups in the era immediately preceding World War II. Julie Andrews plays the role of Maria, the tomboyish postulant at an Austrian abbey who becomes 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.

Image credit: 20th Century Fox/Criterion

Did you know?

  • Christopher Plummer accidentally said the word “Captain” to Julie Andrews during the argument scene. Despite the error, producer and director Robert Wise thought it was that amusing, and liked it so much, he kept it in the movie.
  • The real Maria Von Trapp claimed that this movie toned down her behavior during her stay at Nonnberg Abbey. When asked in an interview if she was really that bad, she joked “I was worse.”
  • “Sixteen Going On Seventeen” was shot in the gazebo, one of the last to be done. On the first take, Charmian Carr (Liesl) slipped while leaping across a bench, and fell through a pane of glass. Although she was not badly injured, her ankle was hurt and the scene was later shot with her leg wrapped and makeup covering the bandages.

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