The Sound of Music is a 1965 American musical drama film produced and directed by Robert Wise, and starring Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer, with Richard Haydn and Eleanor Parker. The film is an adaptation of the 1959 stage musical of the same name, composed by Richard Rodgers with lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II. The film's screenplay was written by Ernest Lehman, adapted from the stage musical's book by Lindsay and Crouse.
History with the Macy's Parade[]
The Sound of Music (1964)[]
To promote the movie, a float debuted in the 1964 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. The float was based off the Lonely Goatherd part of the film.
The Sound Of Music (1997)[]
In 1997. There was a new Sound of Music Float. It was recycled from the Christmas Carol Float from the 1995 Parade.