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Key Information
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| Directors: |
Anthony Asquith |
| Stars: |
Wendy Hiller |
| Actors: |
Jean Cadell |
| Genre: |
Comedies |
| Subgenre: |
Vintage · Switching Roles · British · Gentry · Essential Cinema |
| MPAA Rating: |
Not Rated |
| Available Formats: |
VHS |
| UPC: |
056775607432 |
| Release Date: |
1938 |
| Running Time: |
1hr 36min |
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Languages
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| Original Language: |
English |
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DVD Editions
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Format: DVD: Criterion Collection, 1hr 30min
Release Company: Criterion Collection (September 19, 2000)
UPC: 037429151822 |
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VHS Editions
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Format: VHS/EP: Collector's Edition, 1hr 36min
Release Company: Madacy Entertainment Group (September 21, 1999)
UPC: 056775607432 |
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Credits
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| Screenwriter: |
Cecil Lewis |
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Professional Reviews
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(09/01/2007, p.161, Ian Nathan): 4 stars out of 5 -- "[I]ts place in British cinema history is assured through the biting wit of Shaw's language and the tremendous performances." |
| More Information |
| Details: |
George Bernard Shaw's play, PYGMALION, which takes its title from the Greek myth of Pygmalion, a sculptor who fell in love with a statue of his own making, was a hit on the London stage in 1912. The transition to film was co-directed by Anthony Asquith and Leslie Howard, who also stars as Henry Higgins, the vainglorious snob who claims he can turn a guttersnipe into a Lady. Wendy Hiller is smart and witty, giving as good as she gets, as Eliza Doolittle, the flower girl Higgins takes from the street and tries to pass off as a Duchess. Hiller and Howard play off each other with a delightful spark. The play opens up well for the screen, as evidenced in the dreamy sequence when Eliza attends a society party, a scene smoothly edited by the young David Lean. <br> <br> Shaw wrote the film script himself, ensuring that his original setting in the more innocent time before WWI, didn't feel dated in the dark days of 1938. Other writers were brought in to lighten Shaw's view of the class conflict between Higgin... |
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