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Pygmalion

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.

Top Cast

  • Jenny Jugo

    Jenny Jugo

    Elisa Doolittle

  • Gustaf Gründgens

    Gustaf Gründgens

    Professor Higgins

  • Anton Edthofer

    Anton Edthofer

    Obert Pickering

  • Hedwig Bleibtreu

    Hedwig Bleibtreu

    Mrs. Higgins

  • Eugen Klöpfer

    Eugen Klöpfer

    Alfred Doolittle

  • Käthe Haack

    Käthe Haack

    Mrs. Pearce

  • Olga Limburg

    Olga Limburg

    Frau Pearce

  • Karin Evans

    Karin Evans

    Klara Hill

  • Vivigenz Eickstedt

    Vivigenz Eickstedt

    Freddy Hill

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.

Rating

6.7 / 10
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