The dazzling film version of Lerner and Loewe’s acclaimed musical. Audrey Hepburn stars as the cockney flowergirl Eliza Doolittle who is trained by Professor Higgins (Rex Harrison) to pass as a duchess. Featuring sumptuous cinematography and costumes by Cecil Beaton, this is one of the most popular musicals ever filmed. Winner of eight Academy Awards including Best Picture. The original musical is based on George Bernard Shaw’s “Pygmalion”.
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ACMI Identifier
303924
Language
English
Audience classification
G
Subject categories
Feature films → Feature films - United States
Literature → English literature - Film and video adaptations
Sound/audio
Captioned
Colour
Colour
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VHS; Access Print (Section 1)