My Fair Lady

My Fair Lady

 Cast: Rex Harrison
Rex Harrison
, Audrey Hepburn
Audrey Hepburn
, Stanley Holloway
Stanley Holloway
, Wilfrid Hyde-White
Wilfrid Hyde-White
, Gladys Cooper
Gladys Cooper
My Fair Lady

My Fair Lady

 Cast: Rex Harrison
Rex Harrison
, Audrey Hepburn
Audrey Hepburn
, Stanley Holloway
Stanley Holloway
, Wilfrid Hyde-White
Wilfrid Hyde-White
, Gladys Cooper
Gladys Cooper

DVD (Remastered / Wide Screen)

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Overview

At one time the longest-running Broadway musical, My Fair Lady was adapted by Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe from the George Bernard Shaw comedy Pygmalion. Outside Covent Garden on a rainy evening in 1912, dishevelled cockney flower girl Eliza Doolittle (Audrey Hepburn) meets linguistic expert Henry Higgins (Rex Harrison). After delivering a musical tirade against "verbal class distinction," Higgins tells his companion Colonel Pickering (Wilfred Hyde-White) that, within six months, he could transform Eliza into a proper lady, simply by teaching her proper English. The next morning, face and hands freshly scrubbed, Eliza presents herself on Higgins' doorstep, offering to pay him to teach her to be a lady. "It's almost irresistable," clucks Higgins. "She's so deliciously low. So horribly dirty." He turns his mission into a sporting proposition, making a bet with Pickering that he can accomplish his six-month miracle to turn Eliza into a lady. This is one of the all-time great movie musicals, featuring classic songs and the legendary performances of Harrison, repeating his stage role after Cary Grant wisely turned down the movie job, and Stanley Holloway as Eliza's dustman father. Julie Andrews originated the role of Eliza on Broadway but producer Jack Warner felt that Andrews, at the time unknown beyond Broadway, wasn't bankable; Hepburn's singing was dubbed by Marni Nixon, who also dubbed Natalie Wood in West Side Story (1961). Andrews instead made Mary Poppins, for which she was given the Best Actress Oscar, beating out Hepburn. The movie, however, won Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor for Harrison, and five other Oscars, and it remains one of the all-time best movie musicals.

Product Details

Release Date: 10/06/2009
UPC: 0097368719644
Original Release: 1964
Rating: G
Source: Paramount
Region Code: 1
Presentation: [Wide Screen]
Sound: [Dolby Digital Stereo]
Language: English
Time: 2:52:00
Sales rank: 208

Special Features

Closed Caption; Audio commentary; Vintage featurettes, footage and audio; Alternate Audrey Hepburn vocals; Posters and lobby cards with Rex Harrison radio interview; Comments on a lady; Trailers

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Rex Harrison Henry Higgins
Audrey Hepburn Eliza Doolittle
Stanley Holloway Alfred Doolittle
Wilfrid Hyde-White Col. Hugh Pickering
Gladys Cooper Mrs. Higgins
Jeremy Brett Freddie Eynsford-Hill
Theodore Bikel Zoltan Karpathy
Mona Washbourne Mrs. Pearce
Isobel Elsom Mrs. Eynsford-Hill
John Holland Butler
Veronica Rothschild Queen of Transylvania,Queen of Transylvania
Henry Daniell Prince of Transylvania,Ad Libs at Ascot,Ad Lib at Ascot
Alan Napier Ambassador
Jack Greening George
Moyna MacGill Lady Boxington
John Alderson Jamie
John McLiam Harry
Ben Wrigley Costermonger
Clive Halliday Costermonger
Richard Peel Costermonger
Eric Heath Costermonger
James O'Hara Costermonger
Kendrick Huxham Elegant Bystander
Frank Baker Elegant Bystander
Walter Burke Main Bystander
Queenie Leonard Cockney Bystander
Laurie Main Hoxton Man
Maurice Dallimore Selsey Man
Owen McGiveney Man at Coffee Stand
Marjorie Bennett Cockney With Pipe
Britannia Beatey Daughter of Elegant Bystander,Daughter of Elegant Bystander
Beatrice Greenough Grand Lady
Hilda Plowright Bystander
Dinah Anne Rogers Maid,Policeman
Lois Battle Maid
Jacqueline Squire Parlor Maid
Gwendolyn Watts Cook
Eugene Hoffman Juggler
Kai Farrelli Juggler
Raymond Foster Cockney
Joe Evans Cockney
Marie Busch Cockney
Mary Alexander Cockney
William Linkie Cockney
Henry Sweetman Cockney
Andrew Brown Cockney,Ad Libs at Church
Samuel Holmes Cockney
Thomas Dick Cockney
William Taylor Cockney
James Wood Cockney
Goldie Kleban Cockney
Elizabeth Aimers Cockney
Joy Tierney Cockney
Lenore Miller Cockney
Donna Day Cockney
Corinne Ross Cockney
David Robel Cockney
Iris Bristol Flower Girl
Alma Lawton Flower Girl
Gigi Michel Toff
Sandy Steffens Toff
Sandy Edmundson Toff
Marlene Marrow Toff
Carol Merrill Toff
Sue Bronson Toff
Lea Genovese Toff
Ron Whelan Algernon/Bartender
Roy Dean Footman
Charles Fredericks King
Lillian Kemble-Cooper Lady Ambassador
Barbara Pepper Doolittle's Dance Partner
Ayllene Gibbons Fat Woman at Pub
Ben Wright Footman at Ball
Oscar Beregi Jr. Greek Ambassador
Buddy Bryan Prince
Grady Sutton Ascot Type
Orville Sherman Ascot Type
Harvey Dunn Ascot Type
Barbara Morrison Ascot Type
Natalie Core Ascot Type
Helen Albrecht Ascot Type
Diana Bourbon Ascot Type
Colin Campbell Ascot Gavotte
Marjory Hawtrey Ad Libs at Ascot
Paulle Clark Ad Libs at Ascot
Betty Blythe Ad Lib at Ball
Nick Navarro Dancer
Tom Cound Footman
William Beckley Footman
Geoffrey Steele Taxi Driver
Jennifer Crier Mrs. Higgins' Maid
Patrick O'Moore Man,Man
Michael St. Clair Bartender
Brendan Dillon Leaning Man
Olive Reeves-Smith Mrs. Hopkins
Miriam Schiller Landlady
Elzada Wilson Ad Libs at Church
Jeanne Carson Ad Libs at Church,Ad Lib at Church
Buddy Shea Ad Libs at Church
Jack Goldie Ad Libs at Church
Sid Marion Ad Libs at Church
Stanley Fraser Ad Libs at Church
George Pelling Ad Libs at Church
Colin Kenny Ad Libs at Church
LaWana Backer Ad Libs at Church
Monika Henreid Ad Libs at Church
Anne Dore Ad Libs at Church
Pauline Drake Ad Libs at Church
Shirley Melline Ad Libs at Church
Wendy Russell Ad Libs at Church
Clyde Howdy Ad Libs at Church
Nick Wolcuff Ad Libs at Church
Martin Eric Ad Libs at Church
John Mitchum Ad Libs at Church
Phyllis Kennedy Cockney/Ad Lib at Church
Major Sam Harris Guest at Ball
Jack Raine Extra
Walter Bacon Ball Guest
Al Bain Cockney
Tex Brodus Ascot Extra
Bea Marie Busch Cockney
Oscar Beregi Greek Ambassador
Robert Coote Actor
Bill Shirley Freddy [singing]
Marni Nixon Eliza [singing]
Frederick Loewe Composer
André Previn Composer

Technical Credits
George Cukor Director
Alan Jay Lerner Screenwriter
Jack L. Warner Producer,Producer
George Bernard Shaw Screenwriter
Jay Cox Special Effects
Francis J. Scheid Sound Effects
Murray Spivack Sound Effects
George Groves Sound Effects
James C. Katz Producer
David Behle Sound Effects
Herman Levin Producer
Linwood Dunn Special Effects
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