Escapist films about, well, escaping, don't come any better than this.
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01/28/08
The Sound of Music (1965)
83 %
Reviews Counted: 47 Fresh: 39 Rotten:8 Average Rating: 7.8/10
Consensus:
An uplifting family classic with a classic soundtrack.
Rated: U
Runtime: 2 hrs 55 mins
Theatrical Release: 26-09-2007
Synopsis: Shot in Salzburg against the majestic Bavarian Alps, THE SOUND OF MUSIC is considered one of the greatest screen musicals ever made. Winner of five Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director (Robert Wise), the film, based on a real family and their true events, tells the story of... [More]
Genre: Musical & Performing Arts
Starring: Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer, Richard Haydn, Peggy Wood, Eleanor Parker
Director: Robert Wise
Producer: Robert Wise
Composer: Richard Rodgers, Irwin Kostal
Producer: Boris Leven
Producer: Robert Wise
Composer: Richard Rodgers, Irwin Kostal
Producer: Boris Leven
Reviews
Top Critic
Check your cynicism at the door: Robert Wise's adaptation of the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical still has a little soul in its bones.
09/22/07
Top Critic
Call me a drongo, but this really is quite watchable (yes, I've seen it more than once).
02/09/06
Top Critic
No christmas day would be complete without spending the afternoon falling asleep in front of this film.
12/06/05
Top Critic
It's so perfectly contrived and mechanical and fresh as a daisy, it's infuriating. And only the sly, insistently subversive Christopher Plummer is on our side.
12/13/06
Top Critic
One of the finest examples of escapist musical entertainment. The Sound of Music is a terrific picture.
11/21/06
Labeled "Sound of Money," this is Hollywood musical as its most calculating, with something for everyone: corny anti-Nazi politics, melodic tunes, schmaltzy romance, old-fashioned values, and above all, a celebration of family power in times of crisis
07/24/06
To enjoy director Robert Wise's Best Picture winner you must overlook the bloated, sugar-coated story, and even then it's an uphill slog.
08/25/04
Other than The Wizard of Oz, no Hollywood musical is as familiar, reassuring, and beloved of all ages… Andrews anchors the film… her sincerity is absolute.
03/22/04
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