Pygmalion poster
Rating
7.0/10 (149 votes)
Popularity2
Runtime1h 36m
Release DateOctober 6, 1938
Budget$350,000

Pygmalion

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

Overview

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.

Production

Gabriel Pascal Productions(GB)
J. Arthur Rank Organisation(GB)

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Spoken Languages

English

Age Rating

All Ages

Key Crew

DirectorAnthony Asquith
DirectorLeslie Howard
ScreenplayGeorge Bernard Shaw
Director of PhotographyHarry Stradling Sr.
WriterIan Dalrymple
ProducerGabriel Pascal

Videos & Trailers

Pygmalion 1938 - "Not bloody likely - I'm going in a taxi"

Pygmalion 1938 - "Not bloody likely - I'm going in a taxi"

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