BlinkBox, Amazon, Sainsbury's Entertainment, Google Play and iTunes are the 5 on-demand video streaming sites where you can watch the Oscar-winning movie The Sound of Music. Below, we present some information about The Sound of Music from the year 1965. If you'd like to directly jump to the list of sites where you can stream this movie and see a comparison of the prices, please scroll to the bottom of the article.
Ever wondered who won the Best Picture Oscar in 1965? According to the Academy members, The Sound of Music was the Best Picture of the year 1965 and in total it won 5 Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Director.
Did you know that Barry Fitzgerald was nominated as both Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor for his same role in "Going My way," in 1944? "The Academy" that awards the Oscars is "The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences" in the US. The Best Picture Oscar is regarded as the most important award at the Academy Awards.
Wikipedia describes the movie The Sound of Music like this:
The Sound of Music is a 1965 American musical film directed and produced by Robert Wise and starring Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer. The film is derived from the Broadway musical The Sound of Music, with songs written by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, the musical book written by the writing team of Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse, and the screenplay written by Ernest Lehman.
Some of the members of the cast of The Sound of Music were:
- Julie Andrews as Fraulein Maria
- Richard Haydn as Max Detweiler
- Christopher Plummer as Captain Von Trapp
- Anna Lee as Sister Margaretta
- Peggy Wood as Mother Abbess
- Ben Wright as Hans Zeller
- Portia Nelson as Sister Berthe
- Eleanor Parker as Baroness Elsa Schraeder
The Sound of Music has a Rotten Tomatoes critics score of 85%. The Rotten Tomatoes audience score for this movie is 91%. TIME Magazine has this to say about The Sound of Music:
In dialogue, song and story, Music still contains too much sugar, too little spice.
You can also go to IMDB for more information about the movie.
The Sound of Music won these awards:
- Academy Award for Best Director at the 38th Academy Awards in 1965
- Academy Award for Best Film Editing at the 38th Academy Awards in 1965
- Academy Award for Best Original Music Score at the 38th Academy Awards in 1965
- Academy Award for Best Picture at the 38th Academy Awards in 1965
- Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing at the 38th Academy Awards in 1965
- Golden Globe Award for Best Actress for Julie Andrews for her role as Fraulein Maria at the 23rd Golden Globe Awards in 1965
- Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture at the 23rd Golden Globe Awards in 1965
According to Findable.TV, The Sound of Music can be watched online at 5 sources. If you are in the UK, options for watching this movie online at on-demand movie sites are as follows.
Sites where you can rent The Sound of Music:
- Rent for £2.49 at BlinkBox
- Rent for £2.49 at Amazon
- Rent for £2.49 at Sainsbury's Entertainment
- Rent for £2.49 at Google Play
Sites where you can buy The Sound of Music:
- Buy for £6.99 at BlinkBox
- Buy for £6.99 at Amazon
- Buy for £7.99 at iTunes
- Buy for £7.99 at Sainsbury's Entertainment
- Buy for £7.99 at Google Play
For up-to-date information about availability of the movie, go to Findable.TV's special page for The Sound of Music, and compare prices from all sites.
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