In 1939 Austria, Maria, a postulant at the Abbey in Salzburg, spends so much time in the mountains she neglects her duties. Convinced that Maria should leave the Abbey for a time, the Mother Abbess arranges for her to be the governess for the seven Von Trapp children. They are lively, good-natured children, but the widowed Captain Von Trapp runs his home with precision and discourages any frivolity. Tested by the children, Maria wins them over. When...

"In this irresistible musical, the legendary dancing duo Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers are at the pinnacle of their art as a feckless gambler and the shrewd dancing instructor in whom he more than meets his match. Director George Stevens laces their romance with humor and clears the floor for the movie's showstopping dance scenes, in which Astaire and Rogers take seemingly effortless flight in a virtuosic fusion of ballroom and tap styles. Buoyed...