Director: Robert Wise

Writer: Ernest Lehman

From novel: The Trapp Family Singers by Maria Augusta Trapp

Based on a book by: Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse

Keywords: Musical, Nuns, Nazis

A young Austrian nun receives an assignment to be governess to the seven children of widowed Captain Von Trapp. She falls in love with Von Trapp, and must back out of her assignment so as not to jeopardize his impending marriage with a baroness. Meanwhile the Anschluss brings Austria under control of Nazi Germany. Won Oscars for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Score, Best Editing and Best Sound; received 5 additional nominations including Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress, and Best Cinematography. Entered 2001 into the National Film Registry.

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Julie Andrews	Singer	1-Oct-1935		Mary Poppins
Angela Cartwright	Actor	9-Sep-1952		Lost in Space
Nicholas Hammond	Actor	15-May-1950		The Sound of Music
Richard Haydn	Actor	10-Mar-1905	25-Apr-1985	The Sound of Music
Anna Lee	Actor	2-Jan-1913	14-May-2004	Lila Quartermaine on General Hospital
Doris Lloyd	Actor	3-Jul-1896	21-May-1968	British-American character actress
Heather Menzies	Actor	3-Dec-1949		Logan's Run TV series
Marni Nixon	Singer	22-Feb-1930	24-Jul-2016	The Voice of Hollywood
Eleanor Parker	Actor	26-Jun-1922	9-Dec-2013	Interrupted Melody
Christopher Plummer	Actor	13-Dec-1929		A Beautiful Mind
Norma Varden	Actor	20-Jan-1898	19-Jan-1989	Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Peggy Wood	Actor	9-Feb-1892	18-Mar-1978	The Sound of Music

CAST

Julie Andrews	...   Maria von Trapp
Christopher Plummer	...   Captain von Trapp
Eleanor Parker	...   The Baroness
Richard Haydn	...   Max Detweiler
Peggy Wood	...   Mother Abbess
Charmian Carr	...   Liesl von Trapp
Heather Menzies	...   Louisa von Trapp
Nicholas Hammond	...   Friedrich von Trapp
Duane Chase	...   Kurt von Trapp
Angela Cartwright	...   Brigitta von Trapp
Debbie Turner	...   Marta von Trapp
Kym Karath	...   Gretl von Trapp
Anna Lee	...   Sister Margaretta
Portia Nelson	...   Sister Berthe
Ben Wright	...   Herr Zeller
Daniel Truhitte	...   Rolfe
Norma Varden	...   Frau Schmidt
Gil Stuart	...   Franz
Marni Nixon	...   Sister Sophia
Evadne Baker	...   Sister Bernice
Doris Lloyd	...   Baroness Ebberfeld

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