Handsomely shot on location in Salzburg and expertly edited, The Sound Of Music plucks at your heartstrings with clinical precision. Some consider its mix of nuns, children, Nazis and aristocratic martinets too manipulative by half. But that's surely forgiveable - as the accompanying documentaries illustrate, the story is rooted in irrefutable fact.

DVD Extras:

Salzburg Sight And Sound original 1965 documentary, The Sound Of Music: From Fact To Phenomenon documentary, previews and TV spots, audio supplements, on location interviews, a telegram from Daniel Truhitte, Ernest Lehman: Master Storyteller featurette, director's commentary and isolated music score.Director Robert Wise whizzes through his with the confidence of a man who's told these stories many times, but whose enthusiasm for the film appears undiminished. An exhaustively detailed documentary fills in the historical background, while Charmian Carr's (she plays the eldest von Trapp sibling, Liesl) wide-eyed Salzburg Sight And Sound is a winsome curio that plays like a Barbie travelogue. A karaoke sing-a-long version might have been a plus, but - admit it - you already know the words, don't you?