The actors who played Von Trapp’s children in The Sound of Music revealed what it was like to film with the late Christopher Plummer and Julie Andrews.
Debbie Turner, 64, who was seven years old when she played Marta in the movie, Angela Cartwright, 68, who played Brigitta when she was 13, and Nicholas Hammond, 70, who was 14 when she played her Friedrich showed up this morning.
They paid tribute to Christopher, who died on Friday at the age of 91 and was best known for his role as Captain Von Trapp in the 1965 music film, praising the star’s “concentration and commitment” on set.
Nicholas, from New South Wales, revealed how the star will intentionally distance herself from the children on the set, so they will instantly gravitate on the screen to Andrews “fun and cheerful”, who played Maria Von Trapp in the film.
The actors who played Von Trapp’s children in The Sound of Music revealed what it was like to film with the late Christopher Plummer and Julie Andrews. Pictured are Christopher and Julie as Captain Von Trapp and Maria in the 1965 film
Pictured, (LR) Charmian Carr, Nicholas Hammond, Heather Menzies, Duane Chase, Angela Cartwright, Debbie Turner, Kym Karath, Christopher Plummer as the Von Trapp Family in the Movie
“He showed me what it means to be an actor, with his concentration and commitment,” he said. “It was true that he was more serious on the set, certainly than Julie, who was charming and fun, full of light and joy for all of us.
But Christopher came there to do some work, and he knew that as children we should not be as comfortable with him as our father was than Mary. So it was actually a very calculated move.
“She was extremely friendly and warm and taught us jokes and songs, and Christopher kept his distance from us and I think it was absolutely a good call and I had a huge admiration for him.”
But Christopher had a gentler side, with Debbie from Minnesota, who remembered a famous scene from the movie in which he secretly made faces at her to make her laugh.
Debbie Turner, 64, who was seven when she played Marta in the film, Angela Cartwright, 68, who played Brigitta at 13, and Nicholas Hammond , 70 years old, when he was 14 when he played Friedrich appeared this morning
Nicholas revealed how the star will intentionally distance itself from the children on the set, so they will instantly gravitate towards Andrews “fun and cheerful” on the screen. In the photo, the Von Trapp family from The Sound of Music
She said, “I was doing the scene after we came back from picking berries and he was in front of me and he said to me,‘ Marta, where have you really been? ”.
“The camera was on his back and I just remember him facing me, making me laugh … It was just kind of funny to remember that he had a soft side to him.”
Julie, now 85, was 27 while filming, before the 1964 film Mary Poppins was released in the United States, and Angela remembered how the star would teach young actors words to songs. from the musical icon on the set.
“Mary Poppins hadn’t come out yet, so no one in America knew who she was,” Nicolas said. “Most people in LA didn’t know who he was.
Julie, now 85, was 27 while the sound of music was being filmed. Pictured, Julie Andrews as Mary Poppins in 1964
“He was 27 years old, and the studio was facing bankruptcy and all this was on the shoulders of a 27-year-old girl and if you think about what he did in that movie, it’s an amazing achievement.”
Angela added: “Oh, she taught us the songs from Mary Poppins, absolutely! I can still say supercalifragilisticexpialidocious back. She was wonderful to be around and had a lot of energy and we had so much fun at the movie. ‘
Christopher had been quoted as saying that he regretted his choice to star in the film, but Angela says that his view of the film “changed” as he got older and that his serious attitude brought an “advantage” to the role.
“I think that changed as he got older and he realized how he made his career more advanced, much faster than he could have had,” she said.
“I think she kind of regretted saying that, but I think it brought a real advantage to the part that made her not so sick and I enjoyed working with Chris, a very talented, very sad guy. I lose him ”.
Christopher, photographed with Julie in 2015, was a perfect Shakespearean actor honored for his varied work in stage, television and film in a career that lasted more than six decades.
Christopher was a perfect Shakespearean actor honored for his varied work in stage, television and film in a career that lasted more than six decades.
The artist became the oldest actor to win an Oscar at the age of 82, for his supporting role in “Beginners” as an elderly man who comes out of the closet as gay after the death of his wife.
He was best known for his role in “The Sound of Music”, which at the time eclipsed “Gone With the Wind” (1939) as the highest-grossing film ever, and won the Oscar for Best Picture in 1965. .