The Sound of Music

The Sound of Music

The happiest sound in all the world!

G 1965 · 174 min · ★ 7.7 (4K) · Drama, Family, Music, Romance

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.

Directed by Robert Wise · Written by Ernest Lehman

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