The Sound of Music

Summary

The Sound of Music is a film^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.38% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (27,055 views/month, #354 of 94,065).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Sound of Music received the Academy Award for Best Picture^[3].
• The Sound of Music received the Academy Award for Best Director^[4].
• The Sound of Music received the Academy Award for Best Film Editing^[5].
• The Sound of Music received the Academy Award for Best Score, Adaptation or Treatment^[6].
• The Sound of Music received the Academy Award for Best Sound^[7].
• The Sound of Music received the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films^[8].
• The Sound of Music's instance of is recorded as film^[9].
• The Sound of Music was directed by Robert Wise^[10].
• Ernest Lehman wrote the screenplay for The Sound of Music^[11].
• The Sound of Music's composer is recorded as Richard Rodgers^[12].
• The Sound of Music's genre is musical film^[13].
• The Sound of Music's genre is biographical film^[14].
• The Sound of Music's genre is film based on book^[15].
• The Sound of Music's genre is drama film^[16].
• The Sound of Music's genre is romance film^[17].
• The Sound of Music's based on is recorded as The Story of the Trapp Family Singers^[18].
• The Sound of Music's based on is recorded as The Sound of Music^[19].
• A cast member of The Sound of Music was Julie Andrews^[20].
• A cast member of The Sound of Music was Christopher Plummer^[21].
• A cast member of The Sound of Music was Bill Lee^[22].
• A cast member of The Sound of Music was Eleanor Parker^[23].
• A cast member of The Sound of Music was Richard Haydn^[24].
• A cast member of The Sound of Music was Nicholas Hammond^[25].
• A cast member of The Sound of Music was Peggy Wood^[26].
• A cast member of The Sound of Music was Angela Cartwright^[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Sound of Music was produced by Robert Wise^[28]. It was directed by Robert Wise^[10]. Ernest Lehman wrote the screenplay for it^[11]. Cast members include Julie Andrews^[20], Christopher Plummer^[21], Bill Lee^[22], Eleanor Parker^[23], Richard Haydn^[24], and Nicholas Hammond^[25].

Publication

Publication dates include March 2, 1965^[29], December 9, 1965^[30], December 25, 1965^[31], and September 4, 1965^[32]. The original language of The Sound of Music was English^[33]. Genres include musical film^[13], biographical film^[14], film based on book^[15], drama film^[16], and romance film^[17]. It is part of National Film Registry^[34]. It was distributed by video on demand^[35].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include Anschluss^[36], Alps^[37], and music^[38].

Reception

Awards received include Academy Award for Best Picture^[3], an award for best film^[39], in United States^[40], founded in 1929^[41]; Academy Award for Best Director^[4], an award for best direction^[42], in United States^[43], founded in 1929^[44]; Academy Award for Best Film Editing^[5], an Academy Awards^[45], in United States^[46], founded in 1935^[47]; Academy Award for Best Score, Adaptation or Treatment^[6], an Academy Awards^[48]; Academy Award for Best Sound^[7], an Academy Awards^[49], in United States^[50]; and National Board of Review: Top Ten Films^[8], a film award^[51], in United States^[52], founded in 1929^[53]. Reviews include 8.1/10^[54], 83%^[55], and 63/100^[56].

Why It Matters

The Sound of Music ranks in the top 0.38% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (27,055 views/month, #354 of 94,065).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[57] It is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[58]

FAQs

What awards did The Sound of Music receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Picture^[3], Academy Award for Best Director^[4], Academy Award for Best Film Editing^[5], and Academy Award for Best Score, Adaptation or Treatment^[6].