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Pygmalion (1939)

Movie"He picked up a girl from the gutter - and changed her into a glamorous society butterfly !"
Audience Score
70
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NR 1 hr 36 minMar 3rd, 1939Drama, Comedy, 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.
StarringLeslie HowardWendy HillerWilfrid Lawson
DirectorsLeslie HowardAnthony Asquith
WriterIan Dalrymple

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:March 3rd, 1939
On DVD & Blu-ray:September 19th, 2000 - Buy DVD
Movie Budget:$350,000
Original Language:English
Production Companies:Gabriel Pascal Productions, J. Arthur Rank Organisation
Movie Tags:
based on play or musicalteachermother son relationshiptransformationprofessorteacher student relationshipbethigh societyteasocial class