My Fair Lady

Movie Details:

Cast & Characters:

• Audrey Hepburn as Eliza Doolittle
• Rex Harrison as Professor Henry Higgins
• Stanley Holloway as Alfred P. Doolittle
• Wilfrid Hyde-White as Colonel Hugh Pickering
• Gladys Cooper as Mrs. Higgins
• Jeremy Brett as Freddy Eynsford-Hill
• Theodore Bikel as Zoltan Karpathy
• Mona Washbourne as Mrs. Pearce, Higgins’ housekeeper
• Isobel Elsom as Mrs. Eynsford-Hill
• John Holland as the Butler

Uncredited:

• John Alderson as Jamie
• Marjorie Bennett as Cockney with pipe
• Betty Blythe as Lady at the ball
• Walter Burke as Cockney bystander telling Eliza about Higgins taking notes about her
• Henry Daniell as the British Ambassador (in his last film role)
• Charles Fredericks as Edward VII in Eliza’s fantasy (only in the film version, not in the CD version)
• Jack Greening as George, the bartender
• Lillian Kemble-Cooper as Female Ambassador (in yellow dress) at the ball
• Queenie Leonard as Cockney bystander
• Moyna Macgill as Lady Boxington
• Philo McCullough as Ball Guest
• John McLiam as Harry
• Alan Napier as Gentleman who escorts Eliza to the Queen of Transylvania
• Barbara Pepper as Doolittle’s dancing partner
• Olive Reeves-Smith as Mrs. Hopkins
• Baroness Rothschild as the Queen of Transylvania
• Grady Sutton as Ball Guest

Storyline:

The story revolves around Eliza Doolittle, who overhears Higgins making a wager that he can transform her speech and manners. As Higgins takes on the challenge, the film explores themes of class, identity, and transformation.

About Movie:

My Fair Lady is an American musical comedy-drama film adapted from the 1956 Lerner and Loewe stage musical, which is based on George Bernard Shaw’s 1913 play Pygmalion. Directed by George Cukor and featuring a screenplay by Alan Jay Lerner, the film stars Audrey Hepburn as Eliza Doolittle, a poor Cockney flower seller, and Rex Harrison as Professor Henry Higgins, who bets he can teach her to speak properly and pass for a duchess.

Reception and Awards

My Fair Lady was a critical and commercial success, becoming the second highest-grossing film of 1964. It won eight Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actor for Harrison. The film has been recognized by the American Film Institute, ranking #91 in AFI’s 100 Years…100 Movies, #12 in AFI’s 100 Years…100 Passions, and #8 in AFI’s Greatest Movie Musicals.

Legacy

In 2018, My Fair Lady was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress for being “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant.” The film remains a classic of American cinema, celebrated for its music, performances, and timeless story.

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