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Pygmalion
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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Pygmalion
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
Mar 3, 1939
Runtime
1h 36m
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Romance
User Score
70%
Original Title
Pygmalion
Production Companies
Gabriel Pascal Productions, J. Arthur Rank Organisation
Director
Anthony Asquith
Budget
$350,000
Description
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.