A trained Shakespearian performer with a smooth voice, he was the master of suave control, a characteristic he often used to portray a formidable villain in films, but he was best known as Captain von Trapp in The Sound of Music, an association he professed to dislike.
We're saddened to hear of Christopher Plummer’s passing. His legacy as our Captain will live on in THE SOUND OF MUSIC forever. Our thoughts are with his loved ones during this time.♥️ pic.twitter.com/hDV3q1opzJ
— The Sound of Music (@SoundofMusic) February 5, 2021
It is strange and unfortunate that, in tribute to Christopher Plummer, the official Sound of Music twitter account would tweet out this scene where Plummer isn’t doing his own singing. All his singing in the film was dubbed by somebody else.
Plummer didn’t like being associated with Sound of Music until it became the biggest box office hit of all time (which was for quite some time). Then he suddenly loved the film.
There was no Twitter when Bill Lee died, but even if there had been, nobody would have known that he was the guy who sang Edelweiss.
I guess that’s true. Yet somehow, a year earlier, when, again, there was no Twitter, no internet, everyone on the planet pretty much knew it was Marni Nixon, not Audrey Hepburn, singing in the Oscar winning film My Fair Lady.
Worst piece of non-casting ever with “non-commercial” Julie Andrews passed over for MFL. If I remember right, within two years she would be in two of the biggest moneymakers in history to that date Rare chance to reunite the cast from an all-time great musical for the movie blown. Jack Warner should get some quality rotisserie time in Hell for that.
Marni was already famous as the voice of everyone. She was kind of a legend in her own right.
She had been Anna in the King and I. She had been both Maria and Anita in West Side Story. Probably others that I can’t recall at the moment.
I would recommend “The Silent Partner”. Top-notch but very underrated caper flick. Also with generous Other Crap/Funhouse content.
If you’ve not seen the film Beginners, I urge you to seek it out. Phenomenally well done movie with powerhouse performances all around.
In my opinion, his best role was Rudyard Kipling in “The Man Who Would Be King”.
That’s a tremendous film. Well worth seeking out if you haven’t seen it.
Great film. Worth a watch every few years.
“Peachy Carnehan:
Billy Fish, mount the mule and ride! There’s a chance you’ll make it!
Billy Fish:
Gurkha foot soldier, not cavalry.
[Billy salutes Peachy and Danny]
Billy Fish:
Rifleman Majendra Bahadur Gurung wishing you many good lucks!
[Billy draws his kukri and charges the mob single-handedly]
Billy Fish:
Ayo Gorkhali!”
Great great movie. And Billy’s ex-wife (Madhur Jaffrey) does great Indian cookbooks too.
Been a rough week for 90-year-old actors.
That kid sitting up front reminds me of someone. I have it narrowed down to one of 2 people. It’s either the Lancer director from Once Upon A Time in Hollywood or Spiderman.
I wonder if Christopher Plumber was working on any films where he will now need to be replaced. As I understand it, Kevin Spacey is available.
He’d be so pissed that every one of his obits starts with mentioning The Sound of Music.
Trivia: The song Edelweiss was written for the musical. Despite common belief, it is not really a traditional Austrian folk song or anything.
It was even a late addition to the play.
I always appreciated the irony of ‘Edelweiss’ being used as the theme to “The Man In The High Castle”. In a world where the Nazis won WWII that song doesn’t exist, given it was written by two Jews in 1959.
Really? I hope that they were born on the same day. Then once a year we could sing “Happy Birthday Two Jews!”.