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The Trapp Family

1956 · 106 min

A gentle, old-fashioned family drama with warmth, music, and a touch of wartime tension.

Genres
Music, Comedy, Family
Overview
A true story based on the popular novel by the Baroness Von Trapp of Austria. The film was made in 1956, some years before the other film based on the Trapp Family's life was released - a little movie named "The Sound of Music".

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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • love
  • faith
  • freedom
  • music
Places
  • single country house
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour5
Realism7
Romance6
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight6

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Genres
music, comedy, family, romance, drama
Directed by
Wolfgang Liebeneiner
Written by
George Hurdalek, Herbert Reinecker
Starring
Ruth Leuwerik, Hans Holt, Maria Holst, Josef Meinrad, Friedrich Domin, Hilde von Stolz, Agnes Windeck, Liesl Karlstadt
Music
Franz Grothe
Cinematography
Werner Krien
Runtime
106 min
Country
Germany
Languages
German

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