[SeekAndFind]

THE REAL VON TRAPP FAMILY

[Hegewisch Dupa]

They DO look like they may be wearing the old curtains

[afraidfortherepublic]

Thanks for posting. I love this story even MORE than The Sound of Music which is one of my favorite movies. RIP, Maria.

[lee martell]

Now society has gone full circle; “In 1938, the children said, we can’t sing any songs in school that have ‘Christ’ in them”. Sound familiar?

[NorthMountain]

That nice, older gentleman in the middle?

A real, bona-fide naval hero ... who served God and Emperor To the Last Salute.

[minnesota_bound]

Meanwhile, after the Nazis took over their native land in 1938, the children told their parents: “In school we are not permitted to sing any religious songs with the name of Christ or Christmas.”

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This is what the democrats are doing right now. You cannot even say “Bless you” after someone sneezes!

[ifinnegan]

Thanks for this post.

Sound of Music is a movie I somehow missed out on as a youngster. I didn’t see it til I was an adult and didn’t know how great it is.

It is odd that the first two movies Julie Andrews starred in are classics of cinema. Then, after Mary Poppins and Sound of Music, she never made anything particularly good.

[vladimir998]

“Who watches The Sound of Music and then shoots himself in the parking lot?”

You would be surprised.

[Skooz]

Bump

[Cyman]

I recently saw an interview with Christopher Plummer who stated the only role he was embarrassed by was his role in Sound of Music. He grimaced a response about it being( and I am paraphrasing) smarmy , overly sweet etc.

Shocked the hell out of me.

[lonestar]

My friends spent Christmas at the Von Trapp Lodge about 25 years ago...said it was wonderful...especially the sleigh rides at night in snow. Once in a life time for Texans from the Gulf Coast.

[Fledermaus]

A few years ago, Mark Steyn in one of his yearly Christmas podcasts (could still be on his website) interviewed Maria and they discussed the family history.

It was very fun to listen to.

[Straight Vermonter]

[Kaslin]

The original movie was a 1956 German movie titled "Die Trapp Familie, staring Ruth Leuwerick as Maria von Trapp and Hans Holt as Captain Baron von Trapp

I was 15 when I seen the the movie.

I wished I could get the original German Movie but unfortunatly it is not available anymore :(

There also was a second movie that played in 1958 in the German theaters which I also saw

"Die Trapp Familie in Amerika

The Julie Andrews version did not include the second version.

[GSWarrior]

The Von Trapp family still performs. Here is a link to a youtube video.