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A captivating musical follows a brilliant phonetics professor who makes a bet that he can transform a Cockney flower girl into a refined young woman. Henry Higgins takes on Eliza Doolittle as a pupil, embarking on a challenging journey involving elocution lessons and social graces. As Eliza's speech and manners improve, she blossoms into a confident individual, leading to unexpected romantic developments and a reevaluation of class distinctions.

A captivating musical follows a brilliant phonetics professor who makes a bet that he can transform a Cockney flower girl into a refined young woman. Henry Higgins takes on Eliza Doolittle as a pupil, embarking on a challenging journey involving elocution lessons and social graces. As Eliza's speech and manners improve, she blossoms into a confident individual, leading to unexpected romantic developments and a reevaluation of class distinctions.

Does My Fair Lady have end credit scenes?

No!

My Fair Lady does not have end credit scenes. You can leave when the credits roll.

Meet the Full Cast and Actors of My Fair Lady

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Ratings and Reviews for My Fair Lady

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Metacritic

95

Metascore

7.7

User Score

Rotten Tomatoes
review

94%

TOMATOMETER

review

90%

User Score

IMDb

7.7 /10

IMDb Rating

TMDB

75

%

User Score

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Who is the professor that takes on the challenge to transform Eliza Doolittle?

Awards & Nominations for My Fair Lady

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19th British Academy Film Awards 1966

George Cukor
Win

Best Film

George Cukor
Nomination

Best British Actor

Rex Harrison

37th Academy Awards 1965

Win

Actor

Rex Harrison
Stanley Holloway
Nomination

Actor in a Supporting Role

Stanley Holloway
Gladys Cooper
Nomination

Actress in a Supporting Role

Gladys Cooper
Win

Art Direction (Color)

Win

Cinematography (Color)

Win

Costume Design (Color)

Cecil Beaton
George Cukor
Win

Directing

George Cukor
Nomination

Film Editing

Win

Music (Scoring of Music—adaptation or treatment)

Win

Best Picture

Win

Sound

Nomination

Writing (Screenplay—based on material from another medium)

17th Directors Guild of America Awards 1965

George Cukor
Win

Feature Film

George Cukor

22nd Golden Globe Awards 1965

Win

Best Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical

Win

Best Performance in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical (Actor)

Rex Harrison
Audrey Hepburn
Nomination

Best Performance in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical (Actress)

Audrey Hepburn
Stanley Holloway
Nomination

Best Supporting Performance in a Motion Picture – Drama, Comedy or Musical (Supporting Actor)

Stanley Holloway
George Cukor
Win

Best Director

George Cukor

Full Plot Summary and Ending Explained for My Fair Lady

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Henry Higgins, portrayed by Rex Harrison, is a conceited and irritable phonetics professor who boasts to Colonel Pickering, played by Wilfrid Hyde-White, about his ability to transform any woman into a refined speaker, capable of passing herself off as a duchess. His challenge comes to life with the arrival of Eliza Doolittle, a flower girl with a heavy Cockney accent, brought to life by the enchanting Audrey Hepburn. Determined to rise above her station, Eliza visits Higgins’ residence, offering to pay for speech lessons in order to secure work at a flower shop. Intrigued, Pickering wagers that Higgins will fail, prompting him to undertake the challenge without charge.

Eliza’s father, Alfred P. Doolittle, played by Stanley Holloway, appears three days later, claiming to be concerned for his daughter’s virtue but actually seeking monetary gain from Higgins. Doolittle’s raw honesty, entertaining language, and unapologetic morality fascinate Higgins, especially when he quips, “Can’t afford ‘em!”

Eliza embarks on a rigorous training regimen, which includes quirky exercises such as speaking with marbles in her mouth and reciting the tongue-twisting phrase “In Hertford, Hereford, Hampshire, hurricanes hardly ever happen” without faltering on her ‘h’s. Initially, she struggles to make any progress due to Higgins’ stern teaching methods. However, just as despair looms, Higgins delivers a passionate discourse on the profound beauty and history of the English language, igniting Eliza’s determination to succeed. She finally masters the upper-class accent, showcasing her progress with remarkable elegance.

Higgins takes Eliza to her first public appearance at the Ascot Racecourse, where she manages to impress with her genteel manners—until a sudden slip into her Cockney roots shocks the crowd with the words, “C’mon Dover, move your bloomin’ arse!” Higgins, who secretly disdains elitism, can’t help but smirk at her audacity.

The acknowledgment of Higgins’ triumph comes during a ball at the embassy, where Eliza successfully passes herself off as a woman of noble lineage, even in the face of unexpected scrutiny from a Hungarian phonetics expert trained by Higgins himself. However, the story takes a poignant turn as Higgins exhibits callousness towards Eliza after the successful test, displaying a shocking disregard for her future. Feeling unappreciated and hurt, Eliza decides to leave, which leaves Higgins bewildered by her perceived ingratitude. In an unexpected moment of reflection, he realizes he has “grown accustomed to her face.”

With his pride bruised yet determined, Higgins embarks on a quest to win Eliza back the following day, engaging in a strained conversation that only leads to further rejection from his former pupil. Predicting her downfall without him, he stubbornly indulges in playing old recordings of her lessons, until unexpectedly, Eliza reappears, bringing a wave of exhilaration to Higgins that starkly contrasts with his previous arrogance.

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Re-Issue Trailer

Trailer #4

Trailer

Restored Blu-ray Trailer

Official Trailer

Restoration Example 2

Restoration Example 1

"I Could Have Danced All Night" – Audrey Hepburn, "My Fair Lady” (1964)

The Rain in Spain

Cars Featured in My Fair Lady

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Renault

unknown

Renault

unknown

Rolls-Royce

1912

40/50 h.p. 'Silver Ghost'

Unic

1923

12/14 hp

Movie Themes and Keywords

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