Product Description

Experience the world's most beloved family film as never before with this 3-disc 45th Anniversary Edition of Rodgers & Hammerstein's® The Sound of Music, Winner of five 1965 Academy Awards®, including Best Picture!

In this true-life story, Julie Andrews lights up the screen as Maria, a spirited young woman who leaves the convent to bring love and music to the home of Captain von Trapp (Christopher Plummer) and his seven children.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #33 in DVD
• Brand: Fox
• Released on: 2010-11-02
• Rating: G (General Audience)
• Aspect ratio: 2.35:1
• Number of discs: 3
• Format: Multiple Formats
• Original language: English
• Subtitled in: English, French, Spanish
• Dubbed in: French, Spanish
• Dimensions: 3.00 pounds
• Running time: 174 minutes

Features

• Condition: New
• Format: Blu-ray
• Multiple Formats

Amazon.com
When Julie Andrews sang "The hills are alive with the sound of music" from an Austrian mountaintop in 1965, the most beloved movie musical was born. To be sure, the adaptation of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II's Broadway hit has never been as universally acclaimed as, say, Singin' in the Rain. Critics argue that the songs are saccharine (even the songwriters regretted the line "To sing through the night like a lark who is learning to pray") and that the characters and plot lack the complexity that could make them more interesting. It's not hard to know whom to root for when your choice is between cute kids and Nazis.

It doesn't matter. Audiences fell in love with the struggling novice Maria (Andrews), the dashing Captain von Trapp (Christopher Plummer), and, yes, the cute kids, all based on a real-life World War II Austrian family. Such songs as "My Favorite Things," "Do Re Mi," "Climb Every Mountain," and the title tune became part of the 20th century Zeitgeist. In addition, The Sound of Music officially became a cult hit when audiences in London began giving it the Rocky Horror Picture Show treatment, attending showings dressed as their favorite characters and delivering choreographed comments and gestures along with the movie. --David Horiuchi

Video Description
From KIDS FIRST!: A classic film just got even better. The hills are still alive in this delightful story of a novice-turned-governess who falls in love with a Navy captain widower with seven children. Things seem to be going well until they encounter the oppression of the Nazi regime. Loosely based on the story of an actual Austrian family, “The Sound of Music” continues to delight viewers on-screen and on the stage. The Blu-ray edition of this film offers a wealth of interactive features that let viewers show off their knowledge of the film and learn more about it. From the filming process to the history of the actors and the original von Trapp family, viewers get insight into the broad picture behind the film while watching. Check out storyboards and film locations when you have the or use the "behind-the-scenes" images feature turned on. You can sing along with the On-Screen Lyrics feature and take interactive quizzes while the film is playing if you select the “Trivia Track and Location” option. Here is what our kid reviewers had to say: I liked this, especially on Blu-ray because there are special features. It tells you some of the flukes that happened while they were making the film. You can also turn on subtitles for the songs. I think I like “The Sound of Music” so much because it’s a musical, and I love music. It’s fun to remember all the songs and sing along. My favorite part is when they are singing the song during the thunderstorm. I think my friends will like this movie because they are into music as well, and it’s a really fun movie to watch. Blu-ray. Ages 5-18. Twentieth Century Fox.