Essential Films to See at Least Once Before You Die

The Sound of Music

This heartwarming musical is based on the true story of the Von Trapp Family singers. Julie Andrews plays Maria, a tomboyish postulant at an Austrian abbey who becomes the governess for a widowed naval captain with seven children. Maria brings warmth, love, and light into the family's lives.

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The More You Know

  • Leonardo DiCaprio did not do the drawing in ‘Titanic’
  • The sun and moon appear to be the same size in the sky because of an astonishing coincidence: the moon is 400 times smaller but 400 times closer.
  • Some cats are allergic to people.
  • ‘Schindler’s List’ relied on advertisements to get costumes for extras.
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