On March 2 , 1965 , 20th Century Fox released a film adaption of the musical starring Julie Andrews as Maria Rainer and Christopher Plummer as Captain Georg von Trapp . It was produced and directed by Robert Wise with the screenplay adaption written by Ernest Lehman . Two songs were written by Rodgers specifically for the film , " I Have Confidence " and " Something Good " . The film won five Oscars at the 38th Academy Awards , including Best Picture . A live televised production of the musical aired twice in December 2013 on NBC . It was directed by Beth McCarthy-Miller and Rob Ashford . Carrie Underwood starred as Maria Rainer , with Stephen Moyer as Captain von Trapp , Christian Borle as Max , Laura Benanti as Elsa , and Audra McDonald as the Mother Abbess . The production was released on DVD the same month
38th Academy Awards
38th Academy Awards
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