My Fair Lady

Name: My Fair Lady
Genre: Drama, Romance, Family, Musical
Released: December 25, 1964
Duration: 170 min
Rating: 95
Cast: Audrey Hepburn, Gladys Cooper, Isobel Elsom, Jeremy Brett, John Holland

1964

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Warner Bros. | Release Date: December 25, 1964 | G

Starring: Audrey Hepburn, Gladys Cooper, Isobel Elsom, Jeremy Brett, John Holland, Mona Washbourne, Rex Harrison, Stanley Holloway, Theodore Bikel, Wilfrid Hyde-White

Summary: A snobbish phonetics professor agrees to a wager that he can take a flower girl and make her presentable in high society.

Director: George Cukor

Genre(s): Drama, Romance, Family, Musical

Rating: G

Runtime: 170 min

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100

Empire Staff (Not Credited)

A wonderfully stylish and witty movie classic. Read full review

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James Berardinelli

Few genres of films are as magical as musicals, and few musicals are as intelligent and lively as My Fair Lady. It's a classic not because a group of stuffy film experts have labeled it as such, but because it has been, and always will be, a pure joy to experience. Read full review

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Dave Kehr

Cukor doesn't try to hide the stage origins of his material; rather, he celebrates the falseness of his sets, placing his characters in a perfectly designed artificial world. Every frame of this 1964 film bespeaks Cukor's grace and commitment—it's an adaptation that becomes completely personal through the force of its mise-en-scene. Read full review

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Roger Ebert

What distinguishes My Fair Lady above all is that it actually says something. It says it in a film of pointed words, unforgettable music and glorious images, but it says it. Read full review

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Staff (Not Credited)

The picture is exquisite, extraordinary, a unique gem of filmmaking. Read full review

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Gene Siskel

Audrey Hepburn is a physical wonder; Rex Harrison defines his role; and production designer Gene Allen is the hidden star. A big screen production for the entire family. Read full review

Pauline Kael

The film seems to go on for about 45 minutes after the story is finished. Audrey Hepburn is an affecting Eliza, though she is totally unconvincing as a guttersnipe, and is made to sing with that dreadfully impersonal Marni Nixon voice that has issued from so many other screen stars.

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nkuk

May 25, 2021

I have just watched this for the first time in the new remastered 4K version and WOW it looks astonishing, the amount of detail captured from the original 65mm film is incredible. The costumes, indoor and outdoor scenes are glorious and I was captivated by the story from start to finish. ItI have just watched this for the first time in the new remastered 4K version and WOW it looks astonishing, the amount of detail captured from the original 65mm film is incredible. The costumes, indoor and outdoor scenes are glorious and I was captivated by the story from start to finish. It has great songs, some of which are famous and I didn't know were attributed to this musical and the two leads, particularly Audrey Hepburn, sing and act really well. I thoroughly enjoyed this film and will definitely be watching it again.… Expand

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ViniestArc37

Apr 12, 2023

There aren't that many movies that just are flawless. This one is a perfect musical with timeless performances and songs

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Dostoyevsky3

May 5, 2020

As masterfully elegant and lovely as it is rich thematically in its story. The amazing performances even further rises this film as undeniably one of the greatest if not the greatest film of all time.

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sachineldho

Sep 5, 2023

Rich people are so annoying. This is why Karl Marx wrote the Communist Manifesto.

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