Director Robert Wise's 1965 film follows Maria (Julie Andrews), a postulant who becomes a governess for the seven children of Captain von Trapp (Christopher Plummer) in Austria as the Nazis gain power in Europe.
Following the release of the movie, many audience members thought that the song "Edelweiss," sung by the captain to his children, was a song originating in Austria, but the tune was written for the musical. While Plummer sang the entrances and exits of the song, the longer passages were overdubbed by singer Bill Lee.
