This article is from the Movie Trivia, by Murray Chapman muzzle@cs.uq.oz.au with numerous contributions by others.
- 'Marni Nixon' (qv) (see "West Side Story (1961)" (qv),
"The King and I (1956)" (qv), and "My Fair Lady (1964)" (qv)) has her only
on-screen role in this film, playing sister Sophia.
- The first musical number in the film, ``The Sound of Music'', was the final
sequence shot in Europe before the cast and crew returned to Los Angeles.
It was filme d in late June and early July of 1964. Despite the warm and
sunny appearance, 'Julie Andrews' (qv) notes that she was freezing running
up that mountain over and over again. Additionally, the downdraft from the
helicopter kept knocking her off er feet.
 
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