Christopher Plummer has died

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Feeling very sad about this, even though he was 91. The Sound of Music is one of my favourite films and reduces me to a snivelling wreck every time I see it. RIP, Mr Plummer, and thanks for everything. You were great in Knives Out recently.

That recording of him singing sounds like him as an old man?

Almost all of the old musicals had dubbed singing, it's very normal.

Debbie Reynolds was dubbed in SITR but didn't realise it apparently.

Gorgeous in The sound of music.
I can thoroughly recommend a film called 'Remember' in which he stars.

@Toddlerteaplease eh??

@spanishfly
Captain Von Trapp was a real person en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georg_von_Trapp

@ofwarren um, I know that! I was quite clearly not referring to him, though, but to CP's portrayal of him 🤯

As much as I love The Sound of Music, my favourite Christpher Plummer movies were Murder by Decree and The Scarlet and the Black.

He was a great actor. RIP.

[quote SpanishFly]@ofwarren um, I know that! I was quite clearly not referring to him, though, but to CP's portrayal of him 🤯[/quote]
Don’t worry - it was perfectly clear!

I love that someone is coming on to say that CP and Georg are different people, and that Georg Von Trapp was a real person - like everyone doesn’t already know that!

Thank you 🥰
I honestly despair sometimes at MN. I feel like some posters go out their way to be obtuse

@LyingWitchInTheWardrobe

I used to love the Sound of Music as a kid too. My family on my Mum's side is Austrian. They don't like the film at all.

CP's daughter - Amanda - was excellent in 'The Prophecy', she's underrated I think, has her dad's talent.

Why did your Austrian family hate it?

Genuinely curious!

Miljea, I'm not entirely sure but I suspect it was bandwagon-jumping (which they do a lot of). Apparently, the people from Salzburg (which SOM was filmed) were unhappy about the filming, the portrayal, everything. That is the reason why my family-over-there don't like it.

I do, that film evokes so much of my childhood for me. I got very much told off in a train station waiting room for replicating the Liesl dancing on and off the benches. I'd like to do it now in tribute to Christopher Plummer just because I want to do it again.