The Sound Of Music is a 1965 English-language Biography Drama motion picture written by George Hurdalek, Howard Lindsay, Russel Crouse, Ernest Lehman and Maria Von Trapp. The movie is directed by Robert Wise and produced by Robert Wise under the banner of Argyle Enterprises in collaboration with Inc. A woman leaves an Austrian convent to become a governess to the children of a Naval officer widower. The sound of music features Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer, Eleanor Parker, Richard Haydn, Peggy Wood, Charmian Carr and Fred Rapport. The screenplay is written by Ernest Lehman which is inspired from The Sound of Music by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. The music was composed by Academy Award Oscar winner Irwin Kostal along with Richard Rodgers. Cinematography was done by Ted D. McCord and editing by William H. Reynolds. The motion picture has a running time of 174 minutes. It was released on 29th March 1965. The Film was successful at box office. The Sound Of Music was made on a budget of $8 million and it was a super hit at box office gross of $159 million. Distribution rights for the film were acquired by 20th Century Fox. At the 1966 Oscar Awards It won 5 awards including: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Sound, Best Film Editing and Best Music, Scoring of Music, Adaptation or Treatment.