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The sound of music

Title
  1. The sound of music [videorecording] / presented by Twentieth Century Fox ; directed and produced by Robert Wise ; music by Richard Rodgers ; lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II.
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  1. Beverly Hills, Calif : Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, c2000.

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Additional authors
  1. Andrews, Julie
  2. Plummer, Christopher
  3. Haydn, Richard, 1905-1985
  4. Wood, Peggy, 1892-1978
  5. Lee, Anna, 1913-2004
  6. Nelson, Portia
  7. Nixon, Marni
  8. Nixon, Marni
  9. Parker, Eleanor, 1922-2013
  10. Carr, Charmian, 1942-2016
  11. Carr, Charmian, 1942-2016
  12. Hammond, Nicholas, 1950-
  13. Baird, Bil, 1904-1987
  14. Baird, Cora
  15. Bloom, Claire, 1931-
  16. Rodgers, Richard, 1902-1979
  17. Hammerstein, Oscar, II, 1895-1960
  18. Wise, Robert, 1914-2005
  19. Wise, Robert, 1914-2005
  20. Chaplin, Saul, 1912-1997
  21. Chaplin, Saul, 1912-1997
  22. Breaux, Marc
  23. Wood, Dee Dee
  24. Lindsay, Howard, 1889-1968
  25. Crouse, Russel, 1893-1966
  26. Lehman, Ernest, 1915-2005
  27. Chapin, Theodore S.
  28. Hamerstein, James
  29. Zanuck, Richard D.
  30. Leven, Boris
  31. Jeakins, Dorothy
  32. Kostal, Irwin
  33. Reynolds, William, 1910-1997
  34. Matessino, Michael
  35. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
  36. Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc
Description
  1. 2 videodiscs (379 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences; 4 3/4 in. (DVD)
Summary
  1. Musical set in Salzburg, Austria, shortly before World War II. A young woman who aspires to be a nun is sent to become a governess to a family of seven children.
Subject
  1. Musicals
  2. Motion pictures > Sound of music
  3. Zanuck, Richard D > Interviews
  4. Lehman, Ernest, 1915-2005 > Interviews
  5. Hamerstein, James > Interviews
  6. Salzburg (Austria) > In motion pictures
  7. Ländler (Dance)
  8. Carr, Charmian, 1942-2016 > Interviews
  9. Trapp, Maria Augusta > Drama
  10. Features
  11. Reynolds, William, 1910- > Interviews
  12. Hammond, Nicholas, 1950- > Interviews
  13. Lee, Anna, 1913-2004 > Interviews
  14. Kostal, Irwin > Interviews
  15. Andrews, Julie > Interviews
  16. Chaplin, Saul, 1912-1997 > Interviews
  17. Nelson, Portia > Interviews
  18. Musical comedies > Sound of music
  19. Video
  20. Trapp Family Singers
  21. Motion pictures > Production and direction
  22. Wise, Robert, 1914-2005 > Interviews
  23. Musicals > Production and direction
  24. Wood, Dee Dee > Interviews
  25. Chapin, Theodore S > Interviews
  26. Puppets and marionettes > United States
  27. Plummer, Christopher > Interviews
  28. Documentaries and factual films and programs
  29. Nixon, Marni > Interviews
Genre/Form
  1. Musicals.
  2. Features.
  3. Motion pictures.
  4. Documentaries and factual films and programs.
  5. Video.
Contents
  1. Disc 1. Feature presentation (ca. 174 min.). Music and dance numbers: "The sound of music" / performed by Julie Andrews -- "Maria" / performed by Peggy Wood, others -- "I have confidence" / performed by Andrews -- "Sixteen going on seventeen" / performed by Charmian Carr, Daniel Truhitte -- "My favorite things" / performed by Andrews, children -- "Do-re-mi" / performed by Andrews, children -- "The sound of music" (reprise) / performed by the children, Christopher Plummer -- "The lonely goatherd" (with puppet show) / performed by Andrews, children -- "Edelweiss" / performed by Plummer -- [Ballroom dancing and the Laendler] / performed by Andrews, Duane Chase, Plummer, ensemble -- "So long, farewell" / performed by the children -- "Climb ev'ry mountain" / performed by Peggy Wood -- "Something good" / performed by Andrews, Plummer -- "Sixteen going on seventeen" (reprise) / performed by Andrews, Carr -- "Do-re-mi" (reprise) / performed by Andrews, Plummer, children -- "Edelweiss" (reprise) / performed by Andrews, Plummer, children, chorus -- "So long, farewell" (reprise) / performed by Andrews, Plummer, children.
  2. Extra features on Disc 1: Audio commentary by Robert Wise and isolated score -- DVD-ROM.
  3. Disc 2. Documentaries: Salzburg sight and sound (1965 ; ca. 14 min.) / [produced by] Visual Projects Films, Ltd. ; written and produced by Newton E. Meltzer ; directed and edited by F.-J. Spieker ; as seen and narrated by Charmian Carr on location in Salzburg with The sound of music film company ; introduced by Charmian Carr. Combination of travelogue and behind-the-scenes documentary.
  4. The sound of music, from fact to phenomenon (c1994 ; ca. 87 min.) / presented by Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment ; directed and produced by Michael Matessino ; narrated by Claire Bloom. Interviewees: Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer, Charmian Carr, Nicholas Hammond, Anna Lee, Portia Nelson, Marni Nixon, [members of] the Von Trapp family, James Hammerstein, Theodore S. Chapin, Irwin Kostal, Dee Dee Wood, Maurice Zuberano, William Reynolds, Saul Chaplin, Betty Levin-Chaplin, Ernest Lehman, Richard D. Zanuck, Robert Wise. Documentary covering the true story of the Trapp Family Singers, the making of the Broadway musical, and the making of the movie.
  5. Broadcast promotions and interviews: Previews and TV spots (ca. 2 1/2 min. total) -- Radio spots (audio only ; ca. 3 min. total) -- 1973 reissue interview with Julie Andrews and Robert Wise (audio only ; ca. 8 min.).
  6. Audio supplements: Location interviews with Julie Andrews (ca. 12 min.), Christopher Plummer (ca. 5 min.), Peggy Wood (ca. 7 min.) -- A telegram from Daniel Truhitte (ca. 13 min.) -- Ernest Lehman, master storyteller (ca. 35 min.) / includes interview with Ernest Lehman.
  7. The sound of music gallery [still frames] / researched, written and assembled by Michael Matessino. Part One, Background study [on Salzburg, the Noonberg Benedictine Abbey, the music festival, and the Anschluss] -- Part Two, Time capsule [on the filmmaking process from pre- to post-production ; the film's release and reception ; reissues and reunions ; bibliography, credits, and acknowledgements.
  8. DVD-ROM games and links.
Call number
  1. *MGZIDVD 5-22
Note
  1. Anamorphic widescreen. Aspect ratio is 2.20:1.
  2. Audio options: English 4.1 surround, English Dolby surround, French Dolby surround.
  3. Closed-captioned for the hearing-impaired.
Credits (note)
  1. Choreography, Marc Breaux, Dee Dee Wood ; additional music and lyrics, Richard Rodgers ; music supervised, arranged and conducted by Irwin Kostal ; book, Howard Lindsay, Russel Crouse, based on the stage musical produced by Leland Hayward, Richard Halliday, Richard Rodgers, and Oscar Hammerstein II ; screenplay, Ernest Lehman ; production design, Boris Leven ; costumes, Dorothy Jeakins ; puppeteers, Bil Baird, Cora Baird ; director of photography, Ted McCord ; editing, William Reynolds ; associate producer, Saul Chaplin.
Performer (note)
  1. Julie Andrews (Maria), Christopher Plummer (Captain von Trapp), Richard Haydn (Max Detweiler), Peggy Wood (Mother Abbess), Anna Lee (Sister Margaretta), Portia Nelson (Sister Berthe), Marni Nixon (Sister Sophia), Daniel Truhitte (Rolfe), Eleanor Parker (the baroness), others. The children: Charmian Carr (Liesl), Nicholas Hammond (Friedrich), Heather Menzies (Louisa), Duane Chase (Kurt), Angela Cartwright (Brigitta), Debbie Turner (Marta), Kym Karath (Gretl). Uncredited vocals: Bill Lee (for Christopher Plummer), Margery McKay (for Peggy Wood).
Language (note)
  1. In English with optional French soundtrack and optional Spanish subtitles.
Title
  1. The sound of music [videorecording] / presented by Twentieth Century Fox ; directed and produced by Robert Wise ; music by Richard Rodgers ; lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II.
Imprint
  1. Beverly Hills, Calif : Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, c2000.
Country of producing entity
  1. U.S.
Credits
  1. Choreography, Marc Breaux, Dee Dee Wood ; additional music and lyrics, Richard Rodgers ; music supervised, arranged and conducted by Irwin Kostal ; book, Howard Lindsay, Russel Crouse, based on the stage musical produced by Leland Hayward, Richard Halliday, Richard Rodgers, and Oscar Hammerstein II ; screenplay, Ernest Lehman ; production design, Boris Leven ; costumes, Dorothy Jeakins ; puppeteers, Bil Baird, Cora Baird ; director of photography, Ted McCord ; editing, William Reynolds ; associate producer, Saul Chaplin.
Cast
  1. Julie Andrews (Maria), Christopher Plummer (Captain von Trapp), Richard Haydn (Max Detweiler), Peggy Wood (Mother Abbess), Anna Lee (Sister Margaretta), Portia Nelson (Sister Berthe), Marni Nixon (Sister Sophia), Daniel Truhitte (Rolfe), Eleanor Parker (the baroness), others. The children: Charmian Carr (Liesl), Nicholas Hammond (Friedrich), Heather Menzies (Louisa), Duane Chase (Kurt), Angela Cartwright (Brigitta), Debbie Turner (Marta), Kym Karath (Gretl). Uncredited vocals: Bill Lee (for Christopher Plummer), Margery McKay (for Peggy Wood).
Language
  1. In English with optional French soundtrack and optional Spanish subtitles.
Local subject
  1. Motion pictures. Sound of music.
  2. Musical comedies. Sound of music
  3. Puppets and marionettes -- United States.
Added author
  1. Andrews, Julie, performer.
  2. Andrews, Julie, interviewee.
  3. Plummer, Christopher, performer.
  4. Plummer, Christopher, interviewee.
  5. Haydn, Richard, 1905-1985. Performer
  6. Wood, Peggy, 1892-1978. Performer
  7. Lee, Anna, 1913-2004, performer.
  8. Lee, Anna, 1913-2004, interviewee.
  9. Nelson, Portia. Performer. Interviewee
  10. Nixon, Marni. Performer
  11. Nixon, Marni, interviewee.
  12. Parker, Eleanor, 1922-2013. Performer
  13. Carr, Charmian, 1942-2016, performer.
  14. Carr, Charmian, 1942-2016, interviewee.
  15. Carr, Charmian, 1942-2016. Narrator
  16. Hammond, Nicholas, 1950- performer.
  17. Hammond, Nicholas, 1950- interviewee.
  18. Baird, Bil, 1904-1987, puppeteer.
  19. Baird, Cora. Puppeteer
  20. Bloom, Claire, 1931- narrator.
  21. Rodgers, Richard, 1902-1979. Composer
  22. Hammerstein, Oscar, II, 1895-1960. Lyricist
  23. Wise, Robert, 1914-2005, film producer.
  24. Wise, Robert, 1914-2005, film director.
  25. Wise, Robert, 1914-2005. Commentator
  26. Wise, Robert, 1914-2005, interviewee.
  27. Chaplin, Saul, 1912-1997. Producer
  28. Chaplin, Saul, 1912-1997, interviewee.
  29. Breaux, Marc, choreographer.
  30. Wood, Dee Dee, choreographer. Interviewee
  31. Lindsay, Howard, 1889-1968.
  32. Crouse, Russel, 1893-1966.
  33. Lehman, Ernest, 1915-2005, screenwriter.
  34. Lehman, Ernest, 1915-2005, interviewee.
  35. Chapin, Theodore S., interviewee.
  36. Hamerstein, James, interviewee.
  37. Zanuck, Richard D., interviewee.
  38. Leven, Boris. Designer
  39. Jeakins, Dorothy. Costume designer
  40. Kostal, Irwin. Arranger. Conductor. Interviewee
  41. Reynolds, William, 1910-1997. Film editor
  42. Reynolds, William, 1910-1997. Interviewee
  43. Matessino, Michael. Producer. Director
  44. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation.
  45. Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.
Research call number
  1. *MGZIDVD 5-22
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