The difference between a lady and a flower girl is not how she behaves, but how she is treated. Upper crust phonetics Professor Henry Higgins (Rex Harrison) agrees to a wager that he can make brash London speaking flower girl Eliza Doolittle (Audrey Hepburn) presentable in high society. Lerner and Loewe's Broadway version of George Bernard Shaw's play "Pygmalion" comes to the big screen and is an utter joy.…
Top Cast
Audrey Hepburn
Eliza Doolittle
Rex Harrison
Professor Henry Higgins
Stanley Holloway
Alfred P. Doolittle
Wilfrid Hyde-White
Colonel Hugh Pickering
Gladys Cooper
Mrs. Higgins
Jeremy Brett
Freddy Eynsford-Hill
Theodore Bikel
Zoltan Karpathy
Mona Washbourne
Mrs. Pearce
Isobel Elsom
Mrs. Eynsford-Hill
John Holland
Butler
Marni Nixon
Eliza Doolittle (singing voice) (uncredited)
Colin Kenny
Ad Lib at Church (uncredited)
Bert Stevens
Gentleman (uncredited)
Frank Baker
Gentleman (uncredited)
Marjorie Bennett
Cockney with Pipe (uncredited)
Betty Blythe
Lady at Ball (uncredited)
Reviews
**A film with a lot of quality, but also with some mistakes that are difficult to forgive.** This is one of those films that I heard a lot about before I actually decided to sit down and watch it. It is considered by many to be one of the greatest musicals of all time, and I can agree that it is really very good and deserves this award. However, it was not entirely to my liking, as I will have the chance to…
A recent survey asserted that the English had the sexiest accents in the world. Perhaps not exactly the sort of recognition "Prof. Henry Higgins" (Rex Harrison) was seeking when, exasperated by the standards of his native language being spoken around London, he plucks poor "Eliza" (Audrey Hepburn") from her flower-selling and promises his equally plummy friend "Col. Pickering" (Wilfred Hyde-White) that he can train…
FAQ about My Fair Lady
What is My Fair Lady about?
A snobbish phonetics professor agrees to a wager that he can take a flower girl and make her presentable in high society.
When was My Fair Lady released?
My Fair Lady was released in 1964.
What genres does My Fair Lady belong to?
My Fair Lady is categorised as Comedy, Romance, Music.
Who stars in My Fair Lady?
The cast of My Fair Lady includes Audrey Hepburn, Rex Harrison, Stanley Holloway, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Gladys Cooper.