Pygmalion

"He picked up a girl from the gutter - and changed her into a glamorous society butterfly!"

Mar 3 1939 Approved 1h 36m
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.

Plot

The snobbish and intellectual Professor of languages, Henry Higgins, makes a bet with his friend that he can take a London flower seller, Eliza Doolittle, from the gutters and pass her off as a society lady. However, he discovers that this involves dealing with a human being with ideas of her own.

Written by

George Bernard Shaw, W.P. Lipscomb, Cecil Lewis

Directed by

Anthony Asquith, Leslie Howard

Cast

Leslie Howard, Wendy Hiller, Wilfrid Lawson

Crew

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Production Countries

United Kingdom

Production Companies

Gabriel Pascal Productions

Languages

English

Awards

Won 1 Oscar. 3 wins & 5 nominations total

Scores
# of Votes
10,019
Average Rating
7.7 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA