Pygmalion (1935)
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.
- Date of release
- 1935-09-01
- TMDB
- 6.7 / 10 (3)
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
- Genres
- Comedy, Romance
- Director
- Erich Engel
Casting
- Jenny Jugo — Elisa Doolittle
- Gustaf Gründgens — Professor Higgins
- Anton Edthofer — Obert Pickering
- Hedwig Bleibtreu — Mrs. Higgins
- Eugen Klöpfer — Alfred Doolittle
- Käthe Haack — Mrs. Pearce
- Olga Limburg — Frau Pearce
- Karin Evans — Klara Hill
- Vivigenz Eickstedt — Freddy Hill
- Erika Glässner — Betsy
- Hans Richter — Jonny
Interesting facts
- Based on: Pygmalion
Pygmalion is a 1935 German comedy film directed by Erich Engel and starring Jenny Jugo, Gustaf Gründgens and Anton Edthofer. It is based on George Bernard Shaw's 1913 play Pygmalion. The film's sets were designed by the art director Emil Hasler and Arthur Schwarz.
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