The Sound of Music (1965) – Filming Locations
Drama / Family / Music / Romance · Directed by Robert Wise · Starring Christopher Plummer, Julie Andrews
In the years before World War II, 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.
Where was The Sound of Music filmed?
- Salzburg, Austria, Salzburg – Maria and the von Trapp children sing and dance in the famous garden sequence. The iconic Baroque palace gardens provide the setting for the film's most celebrated musical number, 'Do-Re-Mi'
- Salzburg, Austria, Salzburg – Opening scenes featuring the nuns and establishing shots of the Salzburg cityscape. The central square of Salzburg serves as the heart of the film's Austrian setting and features in key establishing sequences
- Salzburg, Austria, Salzburg – The convent where Maria is a postulant and where she meets the von Trapp family. The real convent provided the exterior and interior settings for key early scenes establishing Maria's life as a nun
- Salzburg, Austria, Salzburg – Exterior shots of the von Trapp family estate and garden scenes. This Baroque palace served as the exterior of the von Trapp mansion and provided several key garden and grounds locations
- Mondsee, Austria, Mondsee – The wedding scene of Maria and Captain von Trapp. The stunning lakeside basilica provides the real setting for the film's emotional wedding sequence
- Oberösterreich, Austria, Upper Austria – The von Trapp family's escape into the Alps. Real alpine mountain locations in the Austrian countryside were used for the film's dramatic finale as the family flees on foot