Robert Wise's The Sound Of Music

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I recently watched The Sound of Music and wanted to give my opinions on the production. Released in 1965, the drama/romance tells the true story of an Austrian singing group during World War II. Directed by Robert Wise, it is the third most popular film of all time in the United States and Canada, just behind Gone with the Wind and Star Wars: A New Hope. The Sound of Music is greatly deserving of its popularity thanks to its wonderfully crafted storyline and use of music.
The story is set in Salzburg, Austria at a high point during the Second World War. Captain von Trapp (Christopher Plummer), the head of the von Trapp family of seven children, has recently lost his wife. He is soon greeted by a woman named Maria (Julie Andrews), who has come

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