Rating: 
Summary: Throughly enjoyable, Enjoyably thorough
Review: The Sound Of Music was the first film I ever saw in a movie theatre (I was four) and it remains one of my all-time favorite movies. This book is everything I could want in a "behind the scenes" look at a classic film. Besides the remembrances of all of the cast members - major and minor, the book is jammed with many beautiful location photos, a number of which come from Portia Nelson's (she played one of the nuns) personal collection. What I found most fascinating was the list of famous young actors who screen-tested for the various children's parts (Mia Farrow as Liesl?!) as well as the director Robert Wise's battles with the studio to get his artistic vision on screen (20th Century Fox wasn't too financially solvent at the time thanks to Liz Taylor's Cleopatra debacle - of course the astounding success of The Sound Of Music changed that). In conclusion, if you love the film, you'll love the book. Get it today!
Rating:
Summary: Very Fascinating
Review: This book is extremely interesting! I very much enjoy all the "behind the scenes" of this movie. From the conception of the film making to the fruition is so captivating. After reading this, it makes me more appreciate the hardwork of everyone in this film. Despite of Christopher Plummer's thoughts and feelings about his role, he makes me more think highly of his skills. I find him a very wonderful and versatile actor. Very believable and what an awesome performance! I watched SOM again and again after reading this book. I don't think I'll ever get tired of this movie. My love for this movie hasn't faded since I was 15. I am in my golden years now and still loving every minute of it.
Rating:
Summary: Very Fascinating
Review: This book is extremely interesting! I very much enjoy all the "behind the scenes" of this movie. From the conception of the film making to the fruition is so captivating. After reading this, it makes me more appreciate the hardwork of everyone in this film. Despite of Christopher Plummer's thoughts and feelings about his role, he makes me more think highly of his skills. I find him a very wonderful and versatile actor. Very believable and what an awesome performance! I watched SOM again and again after reading this book. I don't think I'll ever get tired of this movie. My love for this movie hasn't faded since I was 15. I am in my golden years now and still loving every minute of it.
Rating:
Summary: Wonderful!
Review: This book is so enthralling. I flip through it several times a week. The pictures are wonderful, and even my sister, who teases me because of my love for musicals, looks through it now and then with me. The first few chapters, which are mainly about the rights to the film and Fox studios, didn't hold my attention, but once I got to the actual casting, making of the movie, and premiere, I couldn't put it down! This book is great for any SOM fan like me.
Rating:
Summary: Delightfully Entertaining
Review: This book was incredible. It contains all the great details behind the making of my absolute favorite movie! It has been my favorite movie for the past 20 years, since I was 5 years old. So many fun facts that I never knew about....Definitely a 5 star!
Rating: 
Summary: A Must Read
Review: This book was very interesting. It is what every "Sound of Music" fan should read, if they are at all interested in how the movie got made. The behind-the-scenes stories are wonderful. What I thought was interesting was who was considered for the leads--can you imagine Sean Connery as the Captain??? ack! Or Walter Matthau as Max? To think that the best cast came in at just the right time and that it produced one of the best loved musicals of all time. If one thing had been off, think of what a different movie would have been made.I was especially interested in reading the sections on the REAL von Trapp family and their story. Maria really was a powerhouse in keeping her family the way she wanted it. The pictures were beautiful and the background material (sketches, notes, etc.) were wonderful to see. A must read for any "Sound of Music" fan.
Rating:
Summary: A Must Read
Review: This book was very interesting. It is what every "Sound of Music" fan should read, if they are at all interested in how the movie got made. The behind-the-scenes stories are wonderful. What I thought was interesting was who was considered for the leads--can you imagine Sean Connery as the Captain??? ack! Or Walter Matthau as Max? To think that the best cast came in at just the right time and that it produced one of the best loved musicals of all time. If one thing had been off, think of what a different movie would have been made. I was especially interested in reading the sections on the REAL von Trapp family and their story. Maria really was a powerhouse in keeping her family the way she wanted it. The pictures were beautiful and the background material (sketches, notes, etc.) were wonderful to see. A must read for any "Sound of Music" fan.
Rating:
Summary: A Must Read
Review: This book was very interesting. It is what every "Sound of Music" fan should read, if they are at all interested in how the movie got made. The behind-the-scenes stories are wonderful. What I thought was interesting was who was considered for the leads--can you imagine Sean Connery as the Captain??? ack! Or Walter Matthau as Max? To think that the best cast came in at just the right time and that it produced one of the best loved musicals of all time. If one thing had been off, think of what a different movie would have been made. I was especially interested in reading the sections on the REAL von Trapp family and their story. Maria really was a powerhouse in keeping her family the way she wanted it. The pictures were beautiful and the background material (sketches, notes, etc.) were wonderful to see. A must read for any "Sound of Music" fan.
Rating:
Summary: EXCELLENT!
Review: This is a wonderful book that tells EVERYTHING about The Sound of Music--from the real von Trapps to the actors' lives after the movie. There are SO MANY PICTURES. There are two sections of beautiful color pictures, and MANY MANY black and white ones throughout the entire book! It even has their shedule for when they shot the movie. This is a fabulous book--very interesting to read! I wish there were more like it. It is a MUST BUY for any Sound of Music fan!!!
Rating:
Summary: A BEAUTIFUL, EXCEPTIONAL BOOK
Review: This is another book by the same publishers as the Julie Andrews photo book (by Arntz & Wilson). An exhaustive and truly remarkable book, this discusses every detail of the film, from its beginnings as a stage play to everything about the making of this epic movie musical. Loaded with tons of photos, many previously unpublished (including 16 pp. of color photos). Miss Hirsch gives a full background on the Von Trapp family, their journey to America in the early 1940s and the origins of their career as a singing group. Especially noteworthy are the chapters on the casting of the film roles, preproduction and shooting schedules, and the updates on the lives of the principal cast and the Von Trapp family since the making of the film. Highly recommended for any fan of the movie, and Julie Andrews fans in particular.
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