My Fair Lady

My Fair Lady

1964, G, 170 min. Directed by George Cukor. Starring Audrey Hepburn, Rex Harrison, Stanley Holloway.

REVIEWED By Marjorie Baumgarten, Fri., Jan. 6, 1995

Eight Oscars. Count them. Featuring an enduring Lerner and Loewe score, this 1964 film about a linguistics professor and the Cockney flower seller he teaches perfect diction to is a classic.

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My Fair Lady, George Cukor, Audrey Hepburn, Rex Harrison, Stanley Holloway

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