he Sound of Music (1965) is a beloved musical film directed by Robert Wise, starring Julie Andrews as Maria and Christopher Plummer as Captain von Trapp. Based on the real-life story of the von Trapp family, the film follows Maria, a free-spirited nun-in-training, who becomes a governess to the seven von Trapp children. Through music and love, she transforms the strict household and falls for the widowed Captain. Set against the backdrop of Nazi-occupied Austria, the family ultimately flees to freedom. Featuring iconic songs like “Do-Re-Mi” and “My Favorite Things”, the film remains a timeless classic in cinema history.

Julie Andrew Dame Julie Andrews is an English actress, singer, and author. She has garnered numerous accolades throughout her career spanning over eight decades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, two Emmy Awards, three Grammy Awards, and six Golden Globe Awards as well as nominations for three Tony Awards. One of the biggest box office draws of the 1960s, Andrews has been honoured with the Kennedy Center Honors in 2001, the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award in 2007, and the AFI Life Achievement Award in 2022. She was made a Dame by Queen Elizabeth II in 2000.
A child actress and singer, Andrews appeared in the West End in 1948 and made her Broadway debut in The Boy Friend. Billed as “Britain’s youngest prima donna”, she rose to prominence in Broadway musicals starring as Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady and Queen Guinevere in Camelot. She also starred in the Rodgers and Hammerstein television musical Cinderella. She made her film debut playing the title role in Walt Disney’s Mary Poppins and won the Academy Award for Best Actress.