The Sound of Music poster

The Sound of Music

The happiest sound in all the world!

7.7(3,792)19652h 54m12

In the years before World War II, a tomboyish postulant at an Austrian abbey is hired as a governess in the home of a widowed naval captain with seven children and brings a new love of life and music into the home.

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Status
Released
Budget
$8.2M
Box office
$286.2M
Language
English
  • resistance
  • world war ii
  • musical
  • austria
  • based on true story
  • music competition
  • based on play or musical
  • alps mountains
  • governess
  • convent (nunnery)
  • postulant
  • novice

Top billed cast

Behind the camera

Director

Robert Wise

Produced in

United States of America

Where to watch

Availability for United States. Provided by JustWatch through the TMDB API.

Stream

  • Disney Plus logoDisney Plus
  • Wonder Project Amazon Channel logoWonder Project Amazon Channel

Gallery

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Release dates

  • IndiaIN

    • TheatricalU22 Mar 2014
  • United StatesUS

    • PremiereGNew York City, New York2 Mar 1965
    • PremiereGLos Angeles, California10 Mar 1965
    • TheatricalG1 Apr 1965
    • TVGABC29 Feb 1976
    • TVGNBC11 Feb 1979
    • Theatrical (limited)Gre-release24 Aug 1990
    • TVGNBC9 Apr 1995
    • PhysicalG35th Anniversary Edition DVD29 Aug 2000
    • TVGFox30 Nov 2001
    • TVGABC (The Wonderful World of Disney)22 Dec 2002
    • PhysicalG40th Anniversary Edition DVD15 Nov 2005
    • TVGABC28 Dec 2008
    • PhysicalG45th Anniversary Edition DVD / Blu-ray2 Nov 2010
    • Theatrical (limited)GFilm Society of Lincoln Center, restored 70mm version23 Dec 2012
    • TVGABC22 Dec 2013
    • Digital / OTTG10 Mar 2015
    • PhysicalG50th Anniversary Edition DVD / Blu-ray10 Mar 2015
    • TheatricalG9 Sept 2018
    • Digital / OTTGDisney+21 Nov 2019
    • TVGABC17 Dec 2023
    • Digital / OTTGHulu18 Dec 2023
    • TVGABC (The Wonderful World of Disney)22 Dec 2024
    • TVGTurner Classic Movies2 Aug 2025
    • Theatrical (limited)G60th Anniversary13 Sept 2025
    • PhysicalG60th Anniversary Edition 4K Ultra HD23 Sept 2025
  • United KingdomGB

    • TheatricalU29 Mar 1965
    • TVBBC One25 Dec 1978
    • TheatricalURe-release26 Sept 2007
  • United Arab EmiratesAE

    • PhysicalBlu-ray2 Mar 2015
  • AustraliaAU

    • TheatricalG29 May 1965
    • Digital / OTTG6 Jan 2016
  • CanadaCA

    • TheatricalG20 Apr 1965
    • Theatrical (limited)G60th Anniversary12 Sept 2025
  • American SamoaAS

    • Theatrical26 Feb 1966
  • ArgentinaAR

    • TheatricalATP1 Dec 1965
    • TheatricalATPRe-release2 Jul 1969
  • BrazilBR

    • TheatricalL3 May 1965
  • ChinaCN

    • PremiereShanghai International Film Festival13 Jun 2015
  • ColombiaCO

    • Theatrical1 Jan 1966
  • ComorosKM

    • Theatrical15 Aug 1965

Frequently asked questions

The Sound of Music was released on 29 March 1965.

Audience reviews

3
  • J

    John Chard

    10/4/2015

    9/10

    One of cinema's most enduring family classics. What can one say about a film that now, as it gears towards its next anniversary of a 50th birthday, is loved and adored by so many? It feels, to me at least, kind of redundant trying to even write a review of it now. So really I just want to say that as a mid-forties cinema loving man I revisited the film recently for the first time in about 15 years and found it sti…

  • R

    r96sk

    1/7/2021

    9/10

    Heard great things, got great things. I've said it before, but musicals aren't my favourite genre - I don't dislike them at all, but if I were to rank my favourite genres they would probably be down low. Therefore, I always feel uncertain before watching them, knowing they could go either way. <em>'The Sound of Music'</em>, though, is a delight. As alluded to, I have obviously heard countless positive things ab…

  • C

    CinemaSerf

    6/9/2024

    8/10

    The opening scene from this film has been parodied umpteen times, and I think that just goes to show just how impactful Robert Wise's adaptation of the Rodgers and Hammerstein story has been on cinema. The idea that one could have seven children is, frankly, quite terrifying (I have none) so I can readily empathise with poor old Julie Andrews "Maria" as she is despatched from the safety of her nunnery to be the gover…

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