EThe Sound of Music FAQE is a comprehensive encyclopedia-like reference to the world's most popular movie musical. Rather than focusing on the often-told stories of this classic movie this book looks at the 1965 Oscar-winner in relation to its source including the true von Trapp family story and the Broadway musical from which it was derived.THEThe Sound of Music FAQE explores such facts and trivia as the movie's phenomenal original run in cinemas during which it dominated the box office for a staggering amount of time and became the highest grossing movie of the 1960s and of all time; its long and varied life on home video and primetime television; the bestselling soundtrack and many other related recordings; information behind the stunning Austrian locations; the critical feedback; the many stage revivals; and the continuing references homages reunions and tributes related to it over the many decades since its release.

About the Author
BARRY MONUSH joined the staff of Screen World in 1988, eventually becoming the editor of this annual publication. A lifelong film enthusiast, he is also the author of The Encyclopaedia of Hollywood Film Actors: From the Silent Era to 1965, Everybody's Talkin': The Top Films of 1965-1969, and Music on Film: West Side Story. He updated Stanley Green's Hollywood Musicals: Year by Year and co-authored (with James Sheridan) Lucille Ball FAQ: Everything Left to Know About America's Favourite Redhead. Monush is a researcher at the Paley Centre for Media in New York City.


Book Information
ISBN 9781480360433
Author Barry Monush
Format Paperback
Page Count 512
Imprint Applause Theatre Book Publishers
Publisher Hal Leonard Corporation
Weight(grams) 844g
Dimensions(mm) 228mm * 154mm * 31mm