The Sound of Music is a classic Oscar-winning musical, released in 1965 and based on the musical The Sound of Music, with songs written by Rodgers and Hammerstein. The story is based on the book The Story of the Trapp Family Singers by Maria von Trapp. The film was directed by Robert Wise and starred Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer, Eleanor Parker, Richard Haydn, Charmian Carr, and Peggy Wood.