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In
1965 the film was nominated
for 10 Oscars and went on to win 5: best
film, best director, best sound recording, best
script and best musical adaption.
The
film itself is based on a true
story.
Born
in Vienna, Maria von Kutschera was
living in the Benedictine Convent on Nonnberg
in Salzburg, preparing to be a novice, when she
was sent by her Mother Superior as a governess
to the househould of Baron
Georg von Trapp to look after his seven
children, left motherless after the death
of his wife. |
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