Pygmalion

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Leslie Howard and Wendy Hiller star in Anthony Asquith's and Leslie Howard's classic version of George Bernard Shaw's satiric comedy. Henry Higgins Howard is an upper class phonetics professor who encounters low-class guttersnipe Eliza Doolittle Hiller and bets his friend Colonel Pickering Scott Sunderland that he can pass her off as a duchess within three months. Pickering accepts Higgins' bet, with Eliza readily agreeing to the proposal, since she will get to live in Higgins' fancy home. Once in Higgins' house,...
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Leslie Howard and Wendy Hiller star in Anthony Asquith's and Leslie Howard's classic version of George Bernard Shaw's satiric comedy. Henry Higgins Howard is an upper class phonetics professor who encounters low-class guttersnipe Eliza Doolittle Hiller and bets his friend Colonel Pickering Scott Sunderland that he can pass her off as a duchess within three months. Pickering accepts Higgins' bet, with Eliza readily agreeing to the proposal, since she will get to live in Higgins' fancy home. Once in Higgins' house, Eliza is subjected to intensely repetitive phonetics lessons in an effort to transform her Cockney accent into the speech of proper English. Things are a bit rocky at first, with Eliza blurting out "Not bloody likely" at a tea party. But when Eliza is presented at the Ambassador's Ball, she is not only accepted as a princess but is the talk of the ball, everyone in attendance commenting on her charm, beauty, and poise. Relishing his success, Higgins abruptly dismisses her. But Eliza has fallen in love with Higgins and is aghast at her cursory treatment by him. She tells him, "I sold flowers. I didn't sell myself. Now you've made a lady of me, I'm not fit to sell anything else." When Eliza leaves, Higgins realizes that he loves her too, but Eliza has announced to Higgins that she plans to marry high society playboy Freddie Eynsford-Hill David Tree.
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One of George Bernard Shaw's most popular and durable plays concerns the stuffy British professor of phonetics who, on a bet, tries to transform a flower girls' speaking style from lower-class Cockney to proper English, with all it implies. Pygmalion was first filmed in Great Britain in 1938 and became an instant classic. Featuring well-pitched performances from Leslie Howard and Wendy Hiller in the lead roles, this Anthony Asquith film has the exquisite timing and tenor of a sophisticated comedy of manners. Barely concealed beneath the story is a devastating satire of British class pretensions. This material was adapted as the musical My Fair Lady in the 1950s and the film of the same name in 1964. It also inspired numerous imitatations, such as Educating Rita.
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Product Details

  • Release Date: 6/13/2000
  • UPC: 037429089231
  • Original Release: 1938
  • Source: HOMEVISION
  • Format: VHS

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Wendy Hiller Eliza Doolittle
Leslie Howard Prof. Henry Higgins
Wilfred Lawson Alfred Doolittle
Marie Lohr Mrs. Higgins
Scott Sunderland Col. Pickering
Jean Cadell Mrs. Pearce
David Tree Freddy Eynsford-Hill
Violet Vanbrugh Ambassadress
Iris Hoey Ysabel
Viola Tree Perfide
Cathleen Nesbitt Old Lady
O.B. Clarence Vicar
Esme Percy Count Aristid Karpathy
Frank Atkinson
Ivor Barnard Bystander
Irene Browne Duchess
Kate Cutler Grand old lady
Leo Genn
Everley Gregg Mrs. Eynsford Hill
Leucen MacGrath Clara Eynsford-Hill
H.F. Maltby Bystander
George Mozart
Stephen Murray Police Constable
Wally Patch Bystander
Anthony Quayle French Hairdresser
Cecil Trouncer 1st Policeman
Technical Credits
Anthony Asquith Director, Screenwriter
Leslie Howard Director
Prof. Czettell Costumes/Costume Designer
Ian Dalrymple Screenwriter
Honegger Score Composer
Laurence Irving Art Director
David Lean Editor
Cecil Lewis Screenwriter
W.P. Lipscomb Screenwriter
Gabriel Pascal Producer
Schiaparelli Costumes/Costume Designer
George Bernard Shaw Screenwriter
Harry Stradling Cinematographer
Worth Costumes/Costume Designer
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    First class adapation of Shaw's great play.

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