The Sound of Music: NY Times Audio Slideshow

The Sound of Music: NY Times Audio Slideshow


An audio slideshow about one of the most enduringly popular films of all time, "The Sound of Music," based on the Broadway musical of the same name. The film, which debuted on Memorial Day weekend in 1965, was not popular with the critics but the public loved it. This slideshow attempts to explain why the film was so successful.

Todd S. Purdum, NY Times

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Judy O'Neill