The Sound of Music (film) of the film; the actor accepted after being assured that he could work with Lehman to improve the character; Plummer later described himself as having become quite arrogant at the time, "spoiled by too many great theater roles". Wise also spent considerable time and effort on casting the secondary characters. For the role of Max Detweiler, Wise initially considered Victor Borge, Noël Coward, and Hal Holbrook among others before deciding on Richard Haydn. For the character of Baroness Elsa Schraeder, Wise looked for a "name" actress—Andrews and Plummer were not yet widely known to film audiences—and decided on Eleanor Parker.
The Sound of Music (film) that country. In 2015, "Billboard" named the album the second greatest album of all time. The album has been reissued several times, including anniversary editions with additional tracks in 1995, 2000, 2005, 2010 and 2015. "The Sound of Music" has been included in numerous top film lists from the American Film Institute. In 1966, American Express created the first "Sound of Music" guided tour in Salzburg. Since 1972, Panorama Tours has been the leading "Sound of Music" bus tour company in the city, taking approximately 50,000 tourists a year to various film locations in Salzburg and the surrounding region. The