<P> Impressed by the children's singing, Max proposes he enter them in the upcoming Salzburg Festival but the suggestion is immediately rejected by the Captain as he does not allow his children to sing in public . He does agree, however, to organize a grand party at the villa . The night of the party, while guests in formal attire waltz in the ballroom, Maria and the children look on from the garden terrace . When the Captain notices Maria teaching Kurt the traditional Ländler folk dance, he cuts in and partners with Maria in a graceful performance, culminating in a close embrace . Confused about her feelings, Maria blushes and breaks away . Later, the Baroness, who noticed the Captain's attraction to Maria, hides her jealousy while convincing Maria that she must return to the abbey . Back at the abbey, when Mother Abbess learns that Maria has stayed in seclusion to avoid her feelings for the Captain, she encourages her to return to the villa to look for her life . After Maria returns to the villa, she learns about the Captain's engagement to the Baroness and agrees to stay until they find a replacement governess . The Captain's feelings for Maria, however, have not changed, and after breaking off his engagement the Captain and Maria marry . </P> <P> While they are on their honeymoon, Max enters the children in the Salzburg Festival against their father's wishes . When they learn that Austria has been annexed by the Third Reich in the Anschluss, the couple return to their home, where a telegram awaits informing the Captain that he must report to the German Naval base at Bremerhaven to accept a commission in the German Navy . Strongly opposed to the Nazis and the Anschluss, the Captain tells his family they must leave Austria immediately . That night, as the von Trapp family attempt to leave, they are stopped by a group of Brownshirts waiting outside the villa . When questioned by Gauleiter Hans Zeller, the Captain maintains they are headed to the Salzburg Festival to perform . Zeller insists on escorting them to the festival, after which his men will accompany the Captain to Bremerhaven . </P> <P> Later that night at the festival, during their final number, the von Trapp family slip away and seek shelter at the nearby abbey, where Mother Abbess hides them in the cemetery crypt . Brownshirts soon arrive and search the abbey, but the family is able to escape using the caretaker's car . When the soldiers attempt to pursue, they discover their cars will not start as two nuns have removed parts of the engines . The next morning, after driving to the Swiss border, the von Trapp family make their way on foot across the frontier into Switzerland to safety and freedom . </P> <Ul> <Li> Julie Andrews as Maria von Trapp </Li> <Li> Christopher Plummer as Captain von Trapp <Ul> <Li> Bill Lee as Captain von Trapp's singing voice </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> Eleanor Parker as Baroness Elsa von Schraeder </Li> <Li> Richard Haydn as Max Detweiler </Li> <Li> Peggy Wood as the Mother Abbess </Li> <Li> Charmian Carr as Liesl von Trapp </Li> <Li> Nicholas Hammond as Friedrich von Trapp </Li> <Li> Heather Menzies as Louisa von Trapp </Li> <Li> Duane Chase as Kurt von Trapp </Li> <Li> Angela Cartwright as Brigitta von Trapp </Li> <Li> Debbie Turner as Marta von Trapp </Li> <Li> Kym Karath as Gretl von Trapp </Li> <Li> Anna Lee as Sister Margaretta </Li> <Li> Portia Nelson as Sister Berthe </Li> <Li> Ben Wright as Herr Zeller </Li> <Li> Daniel Truhitte as Rolfe </Li> <Li> Norma Varden as Frau Schmidt </Li> <Li> Gil Stuart as Franz </Li> <Li> Marni Nixon as Sister Sophia </Li> <Li> Evadne Baker as Sister Bernice </Li> <Li> Doris Lloyd as Baroness Ebberfeld </Li> </Ul>

Where did they escape to in the sound of music