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Pygmalion

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

1939 1h 36m

ComedyDramaRomance

7.0/10 TMDB Score165 votes · IMDb ↗

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.

Movie Details

Original titlePygmalion
Release dateMar 3, 1939
StatusReleased
Original languageEN
CountryUnited Kingdom
Keywordsteacher, based on play or musical, teacher student relationship, transformation, professor, tea, bet, high society, bath, etiquette, elocution, guttersnipe

Ratings

★ 7.0/10

165 votes on TMDB. IMDb ratings are shown on IMDb itself — view this title on IMDb ↗.

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What is Pygmalion about?

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.

When was Pygmalion released?

Pygmalion was released on Mar 3, 1939 (status: Released).

Who directed Pygmalion?

Leslie Howard, Anthony Asquith directed Pygmalion.

What is the TMDB rating of Pygmalion?

Pygmalion has a TMDB rating of 7.0/10 from 165 votes.