The Sound of Music
Directed by Robert Wise
1965
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How is this film similar to other stories of the 1960s set in the time before and during World War II? Different?
The Sound of Music is based on a real family and their story. Why was it so inspirational as to produce two books, a Broadway show and a film ?
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