Pygmalion (1983): Cast
Pygmalion is a 1983 comedy directed by Alan Cooke, starring Peter O'Toole as Professor Henry Higgins, Frances Hyland and Margot Kidder. It is based on Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw. It runs 1 hour 49 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 49m (109 min)
- Director
- Alan Cooke
- Genre
- Comedy
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Astral Media
- Based on
- Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Pygmalion About?
The premise of Pygmalion without spoilers, adapted from Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw.
When professor Henry Higgins boasts he can turn Cockney flower girl Eliza Doolittle into a lady indistinguishable from a princess in six months, Colonel Pickering bets on him. Eliza moves into Higgins’s home after he reaches a deal with her dustman father, Alfred, and begins intensive speech lessons. The experiment challenges Higgins’s prejudices.
Pygmalion Themes & Keywords
· 12 tags- covent garden
- pygmalion
- cockney
- kimono
- taxi
- colonel
- professor
- flower girl
- london england
- year 1912
- phonetics
- based on play
Pygmalion Cast & Characters
Peter O'Toole leads the cast as Professor Henry Higgins, with Frances Hyland as Mrs. Higgins and Margot Kidder as Eliza Doolittle. Directed by Alan Cooke; 12 actors are credited in all.
- Director Alan Cooke
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Peter O'Toole as Professor Henry Higgins - Frances Hyland as Mrs. Higgins
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Margot Kidder as Eliza Doolittle - Donald Ewer as Alfred P. Doolittle
Also Starring in Pygmalion
· 8 more- John Standing Colonel Pickering
- Shelagh McLeod Clara
- Ron White Freddie
- Philip Craig Bystander
- Hugh Webster Sarcastic Bystander
- Donna Goodhand Parlormaid
- Nancy Kerr Mrs. Eynsford Hill
- Helen Beavis Mrs. Pearce
More from Alan Cooke
More films directed by Alan Cooke: Paint Me a Murder, Nadia, The Hunchback of Notre Dame and The Mind of Mr. Soames.
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Pygmalion FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast, the book behind it and post-credit scenes of Pygmalion, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Pygmalion?
Pygmalion runs 1 hour 49 minutes (109 minutes).
When was Pygmalion released?
Pygmalion was released on December 31, 1983.
Who directed Pygmalion?
Pygmalion was directed by Alan Cooke.
More films by Alan Cooke Who is in the cast of Pygmalion?
Pygmalion stars Peter O'Toole as Professor Henry Higgins, Frances Hyland as Mrs. Higgins and Margot Kidder as Eliza Doolittle, among 12 credited actors.
Is Pygmalion based on a book?
Yes. Pygmalion is adapted from Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw.
Does Pygmalion have a post-credit scene?
No. Pygmalion has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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