The Sound of Music
Musical of the true story of a convent postulant who becomes governess, later stepmother to seven children, their formation of a choir and escape from the Nazis in Austria. Opening shot on the Gaisberg, Salzkammergut, Austria.
Cast & credits
Cast
- Maria Augusta Kutschera Julie Andrews
- Captain Gaylord von Trapp Christopher Plummer
- Max Detweiler Richard Haydn
- Mother Abbess Peggy Wood
- Sister Margaretta Anna Lee
- Sister Berthe Portia Nelson
- Herr Zeller Ben Wright
- Rolfe Daniel Truhitte
- Frau Schmidt Norma Varden
- Sister Sophia Marni Nixon
- Franz Gil Stuart
- Sister Bernice Evadne Baker
- Baroness Ebberfeld Doris Lloyd
- Liesl von Trapp Charmian Carr
- Friedrich von Trapp Nicholas Hammond
- Louisa von Trapp Heather Menzies
- Kurt von Trapp Duane Chase
- Brigitta von Trapp Angela Cartwright
- Marta von Trapp Debbie Turner
- Gretl von Trapp Kym Karath
- Baroness Elsa Schraeder Eleanor Parker
- [ball guest] Maria von Trapp
- [singing voice of Christopher Plummer] Bill Lee
- [singing voice of Peggy Wood] Margaret Mckay
Credits
Direction
- Directed by Robert Wise
- Second Unit Supervision Maurice Zuberano
- Assistant Director Ridgeway Callow
- [Assistant Director (2nd)] Richard Lang
- [Continuity Sketches] Maurice Zuberano
- [Script Supervisor] Betty Levin
Production
- © Argyle Enterprises
- © Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
- Production Company Argyle Enterprises
- Production Company Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
- Associate Producer Saul Chaplin
- Unit Production Manager Saul Wurtzel
- [Production Assistant] Alan Callow
Writing
- Screenplay by Ernest Lehman
- Based on stage musical by (music/lyrics) Richard Rodgers
- Based on stage musical by (music/lyrics) Oscar Hammerstein Ii
- Based on stage musical by (book) Howard Lindsay
- Based on stage musical by (book) Russel Crouse
- With the partial use of ideas by Georg Hurdalek
- Originally produced on the stage by Leland Hayward
- Originally produced on the stage by Richard Halliday
- Originally produced on the stage by Richard Rodgers
- Originally produced on the stage by Oscar Hammerstein Ii
Photography
- Director of Photography Ted McCord
- Additional Photography Paul Beeson
- [Camera Operator] Paul Lockwood
- [Gaffer] Jack Brown
- [Key Grip] Walter Fitchman
Stills
- [Stills] James Mitchell
Special Effects
- Special Photographic Effects L.B. Abbott
- Special Photographic Effects Emil Kosa Jr
Editing
- Film Editor William H. Reynolds
- [Assistant Editor] Larry Allen
Design
- Production Designed by Boris Leven
- [Assistant Art Director] Harry Kemm
- Set Decorations Walter M. Scott
- Set Decorations Ruby Levitt
- [Art Illustrator] Leon Harris
- [Property Master] Ed Jones
Costumes
- Costumes Designed by Dorothy Jeakins
- [Men's Wardrobe] Dick James
- [Women's Wardrobe] Josephine Brown
Make-up
- Makeup by Ben Nye
- [Julie Andrews's Make-up] Bill Buell
- Puppeteer Bil Baird
- Puppeteer Cora Baird
- Hairstyles by Margaret Donovan
- [Hairdresser] Ray Foreman
Titles
- [Titles] Pacific Title & Art Studio
Music
- Music by Richard Rodgers
- Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein Ii
- Additional Words/Music by Richard Rodgers
- Vocal Supervision Robert Tucker
- Music Supervised/Arranged/Conducted by Irwin Kostal
- Music Editor Robert Mayer
Choreography
- Choreography by Marc Breaux
- Choreography by Dee Dee Wood
Sound
- Sound Recording Supervised by Fred Hynes
- Sound Recording Supervised by James Corcoran
- Sound by Murray Spivack
- Sound by Bernard Freericks
- [Sound] Douglas O. Williams
- [Sound] Eugene Grossman
- [Recorder] William Buffinger
- Sound System Westrex Recording System
Consultant
- Dialogue Coach Pamela Danova
Stunts
- [Helicopter Pilot] Gilbert Chomat
Publicity
- [Unit Publicist] Howard Liebling