December 20, 2025
THE SOUND OF MUSIC (1965) – AFI Movie Club
Starring AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Julie Andrews in one of her most iconic roles – and, indeed, one of the most iconic roles across the art form itself! – THE SOUND OF MUSIC (1965) earned its place across six of the American Film Institute’s lists celebrating film’s finest – first appearing on the original...
April 25, 2020
AFI Movie Club: THE SOUND OF MUSIC
THE SOUND OF MUSIC appears on six of AFI’s lists of the greatest American films – and shows up three times on AFI’s 100 YEARS…100 SONGS – with “The Sound of Music” ranked at #10, “My Favorite Things” at #64 and “Do Re Mi” at #88! Today would have marked the 48th AFI Life Achievement…
February 27, 2020
Did You Know? This Julie Andrews Film is the 6th Highest-Grossing Movie Ever
THE SOUND OF MUSIC, which premiered 55 years ago this month, remains the 6th highest-grossing movie ever with adjustment for inflation. Released in 1965, the film remained in theaters for over a year and surpassed GONE WITH THE WIND as the highest grossing film at the time. THE SOUND OF MUSIC was adapted from the…
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