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Pygmalion
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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, RomanceBudget: $350,000
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
Themes
- bet
- professor
- bath
- transformation
- tea
- etiquette
- elocution
- based on play or musical
- teacher
- teacher student relationship
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 90
- FilmAffinity ID
- 454917
- Image
- Wendy Hiller, Boxoffice Barometer 1939.jpg
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- publication date
- 1938-01-01
- title
- Pygmalion
- Commons category
- Pygmalion (1938 film)
- review score
- 94%
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Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
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Leslie Howard
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George Bernard Shaw
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IMDb
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The New York Times
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George VI
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public domain
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Mary Pickford
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profanity
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Venice Film Festival
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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
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Rotten Tomatoes
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The Bridge on the River Kwai
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Academy Award for Best Picture
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Academy Award for Best Actor
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Charles Laughton
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Academy Award for Best Actress
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David Lean
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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 AsquithFilms directed by Leslie HowardFilms produced by Gabriel PascalFilms scored by Arthur HoneggerFilms set in LondonFilms shot at Pinewood StudiosFilms whose writer won the Best Adapted Screenplay Academy AwardFilms with screenplays by Anatole de GrunwaldFilms with screenplays by Ian DalrympleRotten Tomatoes ID same as WikidataTemplate film date with 1 release date