Though Audrey Hepburn, who received a fee of $1 million to play the role Julie Andrews originated on the Broadway stage, is less convincing in her transformation from guttersnipe to lady than Wendy Hiller was in PYGMALION (1938), the basis for MY FAIR LADY, this remains one of her best-loved roles. The story was drawn from the legend of Pygmalion and Galatea, and this is one of the rare classic musicals that doesn't have a title song — its name comes from the child's ditty about London Bridge falling down.
The movie opens as Henry Higgins (Rex Harrison, who originated the role on stage) meets Colonel Hugh Pickering (Wilfred Hyde-White, also a member of the orig...
Released:
1964
Rated:
NR
Length:
170 mins