‘The Sound of Music’ turns 60 while Julie Andrews reminds us of wind accident

The sound of music A number of facts have changed about the real Von Trapp family. Maria and Georg had been married for 11 years when the Austria family fled and they traveled by train to Italy instead of escaping the mountains to Switzerland. At the time there were nine von Trapp family members, because Georg and Maria had two own children, with a third on the road when they left Austria. The names, ages and genera of the children were also changed.

In her memoirs Maria admitted: “I was really and really not in love. I liked him, but I didn’t love him. I loved the children, so in a way I really married the children.”

The sound of music Was nominated for no less than 10 Oscars, won the best photo, best director, best sound, best film editing and best music. It achieved around $ 286 million, or more than $ 2 billion in adapted for inflation, against a budget of only $ 8.2 million.

It was music for the ears of the producers.