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The Sound of Music

Classic film version of the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical in which a novice nun leaves her convent to accept a position as governess to a large family.

Classic film version of the Rodgers and Hammerstein Broadway musical. Irrepressible Maria begins to doubt her vocation and leaves her convent to become governess to the seven children of Captain von Trapp, a widower and retired naval officer. She soon turns the captain's orderly life upside down and instils a love of music in the children. Then the Third Reich annexes Austria...

2 hours, 45 minutes

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New Year's Day 2026 15:15
麻豆社 One

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Credits

Maria Julie Andrews
Captain von Trapp Christopher Plummer
The Baroness Eleanor Parker
Max Detweiler Richard Haydn
Mother Abbess Peggy Wood
Liesl Charmian Carr
Louisa Heather Menzies
Friedrich Nicholas Hammond
Kurt Duane Chase
Brigitta Angela Cartwright
Marta Debbie Turner
Gretl Kym Karath
Sister Margaretta Anna Lee
Sister Berthe Portia Nelson
Frau Schmidt Norma Varden
Rolfe Daniel Truhitte
Director Robert Wise
Producer Robert Wise
Writer Ernest Lehman
Writer Richard Rodgers
Writer Oscar Hammerstein

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Julie Andrews Biography

Julie Andrews, DBE is an actress, singer, author, theatre director, and dancer.

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