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Pygmalion (1939)
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Pygmalion (1939)

Comedy, Drama, Romance • 1h 36m

Directors: Anthony Asquith & Leslie Howard

DVD or 35mm print

Best English-friendly & video release · updated 1 year ago

Overview

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.

Release details

Length
96 mins
Type
Movie

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Best English-Friendly & Video:

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Video Notes:

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Best Audio:

Mono: 1994 LaserDisc (marginally, unfiltered) or Criterion 4K Blu-ray (filtered)
5.1 Remix: Criterion 4K Blu-ray

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4K · Excellent
Best English-Friendly, Video & Audio:

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Video Notes:

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Best English-Friendly & Video:

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Upcoming Release:

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Best Audio:

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Audio Notes:

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Best Audio:

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