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The happiest sound in all the world!
In the years before the Second World War, a tomboyish postulant at an Austrian abbey is hired as a governess in the home of a widowed naval captain with seven children, and brings a new love of life and music into the home.
Julie Andrews Christopher Plummer Eleanor Parker Richard Haydn Peggy Wood Charmian Carr Heather Menzies Nicholas Hammond Duane Chase Angela Cartwright Debbie Turner Kym Karath Anna Lee Portia Nelson Ben Wright Daniel Truhitte Norma Varden Gilchrist Stuart Marni Nixon Evadne Baker Doris Lloyd Ada Beth Lee Doreen Tryden Bert Stevens Gertrude Astor Frank Baker Bill Lee Margery MacKay Leoda Richards
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