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First of all, Julie Andrews was all the time on the prime of the record for the function of Maria von Trapp. Second The Sound of Music: The Making of America’s Preferad MusicalThe author Ernest Lehman mentioned: “As far as I’m involved, there is just one particular person enjoying this function, and that is Julie Andrews”. At the time, Julie had shot solely two movies and had not but been revealed. Also, after the supervisor of Warner Bros. Jack Warner broadcast it for My proud girlThere was additionally a reported voice that was not “non -photogenic” for Hollywood. After seeing the primary movies of Mary PoppinsDirector Robert Wise mentioned: “Let’s go to signal this lady earlier than another person sees this film and grabbing it!”
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Julie Andrews According to reports, signed TO The sound of music (And a second photograph for the twentieth Century Fox) for less than $ 225,000, with out altitudes within the income of both of the 2 movies. At the time, Julie was a comparatively unknown star and her movie was a guess. After the theatrical model of My proud girl AND Mary Poppins They have been welcomed with essential success, Julie was due to this fact supplied $ 1 million per film.
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Christopher Plummer repeatedly rejected The function of the captain von Trapp as a result of preliminary manner the character was written. Since Christopher continued to reject the function, the inventive staff has the audition to quite a few different actors, together with Sean Connery, Richard Burton, Bing Crosby and Yul Brynner. The solely motive that Christopher signed the mission was as a result of the director Robert Wise and the author Ernest Lehman agreed to work with him to enhance the character.
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As for kids Von Trapp, a few of the younger actors who According to reports, he made the hearing For roles I included Mia Farrow, Terri Garr, Patty Duke, Kurt Russell and others.
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The pure colour of Julie Andrews’s pure hair is brown, however for The sound of musicThey sought after To add some salient blond factors. However, when initially they went to dye his hair, he turned out to be extra orange and everybody have been “mortified”. In the top, they dyed his hair utterly blonde. Daniel Truhitte, who interpreted Rolfe, additionally needed to make the hair delegate and tan the blonde. He mentioned: “My hair by no means went again instantly afterwards. I misplaced half of the hair and I completed loads.”
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Pre-production on The sound of music He nearly stopped after Christopher Plummer According to reports he threatened to quit After discovering that his singing voice can be blended with the voice of knowledgeable singer. Christopher took singing classes and tried to strengthen his voice sufficient, however ultimately, the captain final singing voice It is a mixture of the 2.
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One of the primary scenes that file For The sound of music It was when Liesl climbs within the bed room window of Maria Bagnata after assembly Rolf. It took 15 filming to acquire the correct scene with all of the completely different angles required. To make it appear that Charmian Carr was captured by a torrential storm, they used a sprayer that affectionately known as “Mr. Rainstorm”, which pushed Charmian with chilly water between the filming.
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It raining For a lot of the filming of the movie in Salzburg and Bavaria. When they filmed “Do-Re-Mi” and “The Sound of Music”, he was pouring a lot that the forged and the crew usually needed to spend hours ready for the rain in curtains and a close-by barn. The floor was so moist that once they needed to carry the digital camera gear, launch and equip the mountain for the opening scene, the highway had swept away, due to this fact as an alternative of taking a jeep, they needed to be transported by carts pulled by oxen.
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To attain the long-lasting second during which Mary activates the mountain singing “The Sound of Music”, a cameraman was bound On the aspect of a helicopter and flew to Julie Andrews, who met him in the course of the sphere. Due to the truth that the helicopter was so robust, the choreographer Marc Breaux was hidden In a bush and used a megaphone to inform Julie when beginning to run and sing.
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The discipline during which “The sound of music” was shot was shot Owned by a local farmer That director Robert Wise paid. When they explored the place, the crew was “hit by the excessive hay and grass” and requested the agricultor “to not mow the hay”. However, once they arrived on the prime of the mountain to movie, she had lower every little thing. The crew additionally created the stream, the place Maria jumps the stones by digging a moat. The farmer was not completely satisfied.
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The actual Maria von Trapp makes a lash beat I wait In the movie. He will be seen strolling together with his daughter and nephew whereas Julie Andrews whereas Maria leaves the abbey and sings “I belief”. Director Robert Wise recalled to show the second, said“We obtained her a fancy dress and every little thing else, however as in each movie, we needed to make a collection of filming, and, I believe, it took three hours. He didn’t know that I needed to do it repeatedly.”
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Julia Andrews’ stand-in, Larri Thomas, was used only For a scene within the remaining movie. In actuality it’s Larri that’s hung from a tree when the captain passes and sees all the youngsters. No double was used for kids as a result of they needed to climb the timber willingly.
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It took Over 12 shots To movie the kiss between the captain and Maria as a result of Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer couldn’t cease laughing. Apparently, as a way to create the tree of sunshine of the moon that illuminates the scene, big arched lights have been used which emitted a moan or “raspberry” sound when used. Whenever the noise occurred, the duo started to chuckle. Their laughter have been so unhealthy director Robert Wise ended up capturing the duo primarily in the dead of night.
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They too made four filming of the second when Mary and the youngsters fall from the boat and within the water. In reality, Kym Karath, who performed Gretl, couldn’t swim at that second, so a crew member ordered Julie Andrews to attempt to “fall ahead from the boat and attain it as rapidly as doable”. Obviously, Julie ended up falling backwards, so the crew members rushed to attempt to get Kym rapidly.
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It took Two months of rehearsals To get the second in “do-re-mi” when Maria and kids of von Trapp go their bicycles and sing nicely. In reality, even earlier than touring to Salzburg to movie the long-lasting scene, Julie Andrews and kids would practice Riding their bikes alongside a highway on the lot of the fox in order that they may timer with music.
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The younger actors who performed the youngsters of Von Trapp grew up loads through the filming. To start with, Nicholas Hammond, who performed Friedrich, grew up a reported “Six Pollici” During the six months of the capturing and because of this, he was now greater than Charmian Carr, who performed Liesl. So, they needed to put Charmian on the bins in order that they have been on the identical peak. In addition, Debbie Turner, who performed Marta, misplaced her two entrance tooth throughout filming, then the division of stage objects needed to do its two pretend tooth.
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The puppets utilized by Maria and kids von Trapp have been specially designed For the movie. Bill and Cora Baird, the puppeteers, labored hand in hand with the choreographers Marc Breaux and Dee Dee Wood to ensure that the puppets might simply carry out the choreography. It took three weeks of testing for the exams for Julie Andrews and the youngsters to make it appear that they have been managing the puppets.
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During the filming of “Sixteen on seventeen years”, Charmian Carr accidentally danced One of the plate glass home windows within the gazebo. This was one of many remaining sequences that filmed for the movie, in order that they blindfolded them, they disguised them with make-up and eliminated it as a lot as doable throughout post-production.
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While all of the music was the identical as the unique Broadway musical, one of many best adjustments was Julie Andrews Addition “One extra octave” on the finish of “Do Re Mi.” He informed Diane Sawyer in 2015 that he did “as a result of (she) might, and so (she) did it”.
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According to experiences, town of Salzburg was “very cooperative” with the place within the metropolis the movie needed to movie, besides when the time has come to signify the ANSCHUSS, the place the Nazis marched by the Residenzplatz and took Austria. The scene requested the hanging of Swastika, stolen up of buildings and recreased an encouraging crowd. The crew was initially said they couldn’t do it Because “the folks of Salzburg was not sympathizers”. Therefore, the director of the second unit Maurice Zuberano mentioned they’d use movies in Hitler’s actual life that marched in Austria with crowds of sympathizers and altered their thoughts.
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And lastly, they have been there According to reports Only three scenes that didn’t enter the ultimate model of the movie. One of the scenes that was lower got here through the “Do-Re-Mi” sequences. Initially Leisel was about to determine Rolf delivering telegrams and invited him to fulfill Mary. However, the second was lower as a result of “he interrupted the circulation” of the meeting. There would even be a scene during which the captain sings “Edelweiss” whereas strolling by the backyard interested by Mary. The scene would then present Maria who regarded out the window, interested by the captain.
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