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Plot. In London, Professor Henry Higgins, a scholar of phonetics, believes that one's accent determines a person's prospects in society ("Why Can't the English?"). At the Covent Garden fruit-and-vegetable market one evening, he listens to Eliza Doolittle, a young flower seller with a strong Cockney accent, and makes notes.
- $17 million
- Frederick Loewe
- October 21, 1964
- Jack L. Warner
A classic adaptation of George Bernard Shaw's play Pygmalion, starring Audrey Hepburn as a Cockney flower girl and Rex Harrison as a phonetics professor who bets he can transform her into a lady. The film won 8 Oscars and features songs, humor, and romance in 1910s London.
- (99K)
- Drama, Family, Musical
- George Cukor
- 1964-12-25
Feb 27, 2024 · My Fair Lady, American musical film, released in 1964, that was adapted from the long-running Broadway musical of the same name and proved to be a great popular and critical success. The movie, which starred Rex Harrison and Audrey Hepburn, won eight Academy Awards, including that for best picture. Rex Harrison and Audrey Hepburn in My Fair ...
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A musical adaptation of the stage play about a phonetics professor who transforms a Cockney girl into a lady. See the trailer, photos, critic and audience ratings, and where to watch this 1964 classic starring Audrey Hepburn and Rex Harrison.
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- George Cukor
- G
- Audrey Hepburn
Jan 1, 2006 · Roger Ebert praises the 1964 film adaptation of the musical, starring Audrey Hepburn and Rex Harrison, for its literate dialogue, wit and passion. He defends Hepburn's performance and criticizes the dubbing of her songs.
After they hear a cockney flower girl caterwaul in the street, Higgins proposes to transform the girl, Eliza Doolittle (Audrey Hepburn), into a refined Victorian lady with an aristocratic accent. After some hesitation, Eliza agrees to become their test case. — alfiehitchie.