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Pygmalion
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Pygmalion

1938-10-06 · 96 min · ★ 7.0

Comedy · Drama · Romance

When 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.

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Directors
Leslie Howard, Anthony Asquith
Production companies
Gabriel Pascal Productions, J. Arthur Rank Organisation
Countries
United Kingdom
Status
Released
Budget
USD 350,000

Top Cast

Leslie HowardLeslie HowardHenry Higgins
Wendy HillerWendy HillerEliza Doolittle
Wilfrid LawsonWilfrid LawsonAlfred Doolittle
Marie LohrMarie LohrMrs. Higgins
Scott SunderlandScott SunderlandColonel George Pickering
Jean CadellJean CadellMrs. Pearce
David TreeDavid TreeFreddy Eynsford-Hill
Everley GreggEverley GreggMrs. Eynsford-Hill
Leueen MacGrathLeueen MacGrathClara Eynsford-Hill
Esme PercyEsme PercyCount Aristid Karpathy
Violet VanbrughViolet VanbrughAmbassadress
Irene BrowneIrene BrowneDuchess
Kate CutlerKate CutlerGrand Old Lady
O.B. ClarenceO.B. ClarenceMr. Birchwood
Ivor BarnardIvor BarnardSarcastic Bystander
Cecil TrouncerFirst Policeman
Iris HoeyIris HoeyYsabel
Viola TreePerfide
Cathleen NesbittCathleen NesbittA Lady
Wally PatchWally PatchFirst Bystander

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