The Story
The Austrian Alps, alive with the sound of music, have a special appeal for Maria, a postulant at the Saltzburg Abbey. Her frequent absences, however, are a source of discord at the Abbey and give rise to doubts as to her qualifications. Hence the Mother Abbess sends Maria to serve as a governess for the widowed Captain von Trapp, who runs his home with naval precision.
His seven children are slow in warming up to Maria but when the Captain goes to Vienna she wins them over with understanding and humor, while teaching them to sing. Returning from Vienna Capt. von Trapp is upset by his children's lack of discipline but is soon so touched by their singing that he joins in.
Before long Maria realizes she is in love with the Captain and, horrified, she returns to the Abbey. The Mother Abbess convinces her that love is also a holy thing and with the children's blessing Maria and the Captain are married. During the honeymoon Austria is annexed to Hitler's Germany, making a difficult situation for the Captain who has been ordered to return to the navy. Entering the Salzburg Festival provides a way out and with the aid of the nuns they escape the to hills and freedom.
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