On the afternoon of Chuseok Day, when families gather together after finishing ancestral rites and grave visits, public educational broadcaster EBS1's special film presentation is the 61-year-old musical film 'The Sound of Music.'

■ Broadcast Time… Chuseok Day, the 25th, at 2:10 PM

The broadcast is on Friday, the 25th, at 2:10 PM. Although EBS's press release introduced this day as the start of the holiday, Chuseok Day in 2026 falls on the 25th, with the holiday period beginning on the 24th. The film has been scheduled in the daytime slot on Chuseok Day itself.

■ Plot, Director, and Cast

'The Sound of Music' is a 1965 film directed by Robert Wise. It adapted the Broadway musical by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II for the screen, with Julie Andrews playing Maria and Christopher Plummer playing Captain von Trapp.

Set in Austria on the eve of World War II, the story follows novice nun Maria as she becomes a governess in the household of Captain von Trapp, a widower with seven children. It is based on the story of the real-life Maria von Trapp and her family.

■ Why It Is Programmed Every Holiday

There are structural reasons why this film appears on the schedule every holiday. The story centers on family and contains almost no violence or explicit scenes, so it can be watched together regardless of age. The film's songs are also already widely known across generations. Songs like 'Do-Re-Mi,' 'Edelweiss,' and 'My Favorite Things' are familiar even to generations who have never seen the film, through music textbooks, advertisements, and choral performances. In effect, it is a film in which the grandparents' generation who saw it in theaters, the parents' generation who encountered it on holiday TV, and the children's generation who only knew the songs can all sit together in front of one screen.

■ Five Academy Awards… Filming Location Salzburg

Its artistic merit has also been proven. Beloved songs that remain popular to this day blend beautifully with the Alpine scenery, earning the film five Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director. Salzburg, where the film was shot, is still known as a destination that continues to draw tourists visiting the film's locations.

■ Check the Runtime Before Watching

Based on the theatrical release, the runtime is approximately 174 minutes, so counting pure screening time alone, a broadcast starting at 2:10 PM would end after 5:00 PM. The exact runtime of this broadcast version and whether it includes Korean dubbing could not be confirmed from publicly released EBS materials.

■ Overview of EBS Holiday Special Film Lineup

EBS's holiday film programming continues across various genres. On the 26th at 11:05 PM, the espionage action film 'The Bourne Supremacy,' starring Matt Damon, will air, and on the 27th at 1:30 PM, 'The Road Home,' starring Zhang Ziyi, will be broadcast. The final film is 'Detective K: Secret of the Lost Lantern,' starring Kim Myung-min, Oh Dal-soo, and Han Ji-min.

While special films will also air the same day on terrestrial, general programming, and cable channels, EBS's lineup is distinctive for placing a classic musical that all ages can enjoy in the daytime slot on Chuseok Day. It is a different choice from the trend of action and thriller blockbusters crowding the holiday's evening hours.

[Accurate broadcast information should be confirmed through the official program schedule on the day of broadcast. This article is intended to provide information about the work and programming, and does not encourage viewing of any particular channel or service. AI provided partial assistance.]