Pygmalion
Sign in to save1938 film directed by Anthony Asquith and Leslie Howard
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7.0When linguistics professor Henry Higgins boasts that he can pass off Cockney flower girl Eliza Doolittle as a princess with only six months' training, Colonel George Pickering takes him up on the bet. Eliza moves into Higgins's home and begins her rigorous training after the professor comes to a financial agreement with her dustman father, Alfred. But the plucky young woman is not the only one undergoing a transformation.
Released: 1938-10-0696 minDir: Leslie HowardComedy, Drama, Romance
Cast
- Leslie Howard as Henry Higgins
- Wendy Hiller as Eliza Doolittle
- Wilfrid Lawson as Alfred Doolittle
- Marie Lohr as Mrs. Higgins
- Scott Sunderland as Colonel George Pickering
- Jean Cadell as Mrs. Pearce
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Key dates
- Published
- 1 January 1938
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- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- Pygmalion
- Director
- Leslie Howard
- Screenwriter
- Kay Walsh
- Cast member
- Esme Percy
- Composer
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Categories
1930s romantic comedy-drama films1938 British films1938 comedy films1938 drama films1938 English-language films1938 filmsBritish black-and-white filmsBritish films based on playsBritish romantic comedy-drama filmsEnglish-language romantic comedy-drama filmsFilms based on Pygmalion (play)Films directed by Anthony Asquith