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Pygmalion poster
A
Excellent
MASTER SCORE 76.7 / 100
1938·Comedy / Drama / Romance·1h 29m

PYGMALION

“He picked up a girl from the gutter - and changed her into a glamorous society butterfly!”

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.

Above the Line
Anthony Asquith, Leslie Howard·DirectorGeorge Bernard Shaw·ScreenplayIan Dalrymple·WriterHarry Stradling Sr.·Director of PhotographyArthur Honegger·MusicDavid Lean·Editor
Cast
Leslie Howard·Henry HigginsWendy Hiller·Eliza DoolittleWilfrid Lawson·Alfred DoolittleMarie Lohr·Mrs. HigginsScott Sunderland·Colonel George PickeringJean Cadell·Mrs. PearceDavid Tree·Freddy Eynsford-HillEverley Gregg·Mrs. Eynsford-HillLeueen MacGrath·Clara Eynsford-HillEsme Percy·Count Aristid Karpathy
Full Crew
(23 credits)
Directing· 4
Anthony Asquith·DirectorLeslie Howard·DirectorTeddy Baird·Assistant DirectorHazel Wilkinson·Continuity
Writing· 7
George Bernard Shaw·ScreenplayIan Dalrymple·WriterCecil Lewis·Scenario WriterW.P. Lipscomb·Scenario WriterGeorge Bernard Shaw·Theatre PlayCarl Mayer·Script ConsultantGeorge Bernard Shaw·Dialogue
Camera· 2
Harry Stradling Sr.·Director of PhotographyJack Hildyard·Camera Operator
Editing· 1
David Lean·Editor
Sound & Music· 2
Arthur Honegger·MusicSash Fisher·Sound Recordist
Art & Design· 4
John Bryan·Art DirectionLadislaw Czettel·Costume DesignerBaden Siddall·Property BuyerLaurence Irving·Set Designer
Production· 2
Gabriel Pascal·ProducerPhil C. Samuel·Production Manager
Other Departments· 1
Madeleine Godar·Wardrobe Master
By the Numbers
76.7
OF 100
Master Score
7.7
OF 10
IMDb
94%
CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
—
Worldwide Gross
1
4 NOMS
Oscar Wins
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Poster DNA

THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind Pygmalion's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
#002060
#ADD8E6
#FFFFFF
Mood
Elegant, Dramatic, Classic
Composition
Split
Era
1930s
Visual Style
Illustrated

“A vintage movie poster for 'Pygmalion' features a large, stylized illustration of a man's head and shoulders in the upper left, looking down and to the right. B”

romancedrama
Key Elements
Flower BasketFlowerHatClock Tower
Atmosphere
Bright
Color Mood
Cool
Setting
Urban
Design Score
7/10
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