The Sound of Music (1965)

The Sound of Music rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb8.1/10· 289K votes

Rotten Tomatoes83%

Metacritic63%

TMDb7.732/10· 4K votes

With 83% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 8.1/10 on IMDb and 63/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been positive.

About The Sound of Music

In the years before World War II, a tomboyish postulant at an Austrian abbey is hired as 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.

Cast of The Sound of Music

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  Julie Andrews

  as Maria

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  Christopher Plummer

  as Captain Georg von Trapp

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  Eleanor Parker

  as The Baroness

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  Charmian Carr

  as Liesl von Trapp

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  Nicholas Hammond

  as Friedrich von Trapp

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  Heather Menzies

  as Louisa von Trapp

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  Angela Cartwright

  as Brigitta von Trapp

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  Debbie Turner

  as Marta von Trapp

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  Kym Karath

  as Gretl von Trapp

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  Duane Chase

  as Kurt von Trapp

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  Richard Haydn

  as Max Detweiler

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  Anna Lee

  as Sister Margaretta

The Sound of Music facts

Budget

$8.2M

Box office

$286.2M

Our take on The Sound of Music

Robert Wise's 1965 musical drama follows a spirited young postulant who leaves an Austrian abbey to become governess to a widowed naval captain's seven children in the years before the Second World War. Blending family warmth, romance and songs woven into the story, it favors sweeping melody and heartfelt sentiment over subtlety. Viewers who love classic musicals, mountain scenery and old-fashioned emotional uplift will find plenty to embrace here, and it plays beautifully across generations. Those allergic to earnestness or long runtimes may feel less patient. Approach it as a lush, big-hearted period piece about music, family and finding joy amid uncertainty, and its charm reveals itself.