The 1965 film was directed and produced by Robert Wise, with a screenplay by Ernest Lehman, based on the stage musical with music and lyrics by and , and book by and .
Set in Salzburg, Austria, on the eve of World War II, the score includes "My Favorite Things," "Do Re Mi," "Edelweiss," the title song and "Climb Ev'ry Mountain." premiered on Broadway in 1959 where it ran for more than 1,400 performances. starred.
鈥淭he Sound of Music鈥� starred as Maria von Trapp, as Captain Georg von Trapp, as Baroness Elsa von Schraeder, Richard Haydn as Max Detweiler, Charmian Carr as Liesl von Trapp, Nicholas Hammond as Friedrich von Trapp, as Louisa von Trapp, Duane Chase as Kurt von Trapp, Angela Cartwright as Brigitta von Trapp, Debbie Turner as Marta von Trapp, Kym Karath as Gretl von Trapp, as Mother Abbess, Anna Lee as Sister Margaretta, Portia Nelson as Sister Berthe, as Sister Sophia, Daniel Truhitte as Rolfe and as Herr Zeller.
