| Description |
1 videodisc (2 hr., 52 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Physical Medium |
stamping rda |
| Description |
digital optical stereo Dolby Digital rda |
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NTSC rda |
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video file DVD video region 1 rda |
| System Details |
DVD NTSC, region 1; Dolby Digital stereo.; widescreen (16:9) presentation, enhanced for 16x9 televisions. |
| Language |
English dialogue, optional subtitles in Brazilian Portuguese; closed captioned. |
| Cast |
Audrey Hepburn, Rex Harrison, Stanley Holloway, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Gladys Cooper, Jeremy Brett, Theodore Bikel, Mona Washbourne, Isobel Elsom, John Holland. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Harry Stradling ; art director, Gene Allen ; editor, William Ziegler ; set decorator, George James Hopkins ; choreographer, Hermes Pan ; additional music by Frederick Loewe ; vocal arrangements, Robert Tucker ; costumes, scenery, and production designed by Cecil Beaton ; music supervised and conducted by André Previn ; restored by Robert A. Harris and James C. Katz. |
| Note |
Based upon the musical play produced on the stage by Herman Levin, book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner, music by Frederick Loewe, from a play by Bernard Shaw. |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1964. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: Rated G; Canadian Home Video rating: PG. |
| Summary |
Arrogant, irascible, and misogynistic professor of phonetics Henry Higgins believes that the accent and tone of one's voice determines a person's prospects in society. He boasts to a new acquaintance, Colonel Hugh Pickering--also an expert in phonetics--that he could teach any woman to speak so "properly" that he could pass her off as a duchess at an embassy ball. He chooses as an example a sassy, young working-class London flower seller from the slums, Eliza Doolittle, who has a strong Cockney accent. Can Higgins turn Eliza into a duchess? And will Eliza care to remain a lady for long? When the humble flower girl blossoms into the toast of London's elite, her teacher may have a lesson or two to learn himself. |
| Note |
Special features: Audio commentary; Vintage featurettes: 1963 production kick-off dinner (b & w) (23 min.); George Cukor directs Baroness Bina Rothchild [audio with slide show] (3 min.); The fairest "Fair Lady" (10 min.); Los Angeles premiere (b & w) (5 min.); Rex Harrison Golden Globe acceptance speech (1 min.); Academy Awards ceremony highlights (b & w) (30 sec.); Alternate Audrey Hepburn vocals; Posters and lobby cards with Rex Harrison radio interview [slide show] (1 min.); Comments on a lady (2 min.): Andrew Lloyd Weber, Martin Scorsese ; Trailers (9 min.). |
| Awards |
Academy Awards, 1965: Best Sound (George Groves); Best art direction-set decoration, color (Gene Allen, Cecil Beaton, George James Hopkins); Best costume design, color (Cecil Beaton); Best cinematography, color (Harry Stradling Sr.); Best music, scoring of music, adaptation or treatment (André Previn); Best actor in a leading role (Rex Harrison); Best director (George Cukor); Best picture (Jack L. Warner). |
| Access |
For private home use only. |
| Subject |
English language -- Dialects -- Morphology -- Drama.
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Single women -- Drama.
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Women -- Conduct of life -- Drama.
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Working class -- Drama.
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Speech and social status -- Drama.
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Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
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Women -- Social conditions -- Drama.
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Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Drama.
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City and town life -- England -- London -- Drama.
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London (England) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Drama.
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London (England) -- Drama.
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Portuguese language materials.
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City and town life. (OCoLC)fst00862081
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English language -- Dialects -- Morphology.
(OCoLC)fst00911089
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Man-woman relationships. (OCoLC)fst01007080
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Manners and customs. (OCoLC)fst01007815
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Single women. (OCoLC)fst01119452
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Speech and social status. (OCoLC)fst01129187
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Triangles (Interpersonal relations) (OCoLC)fst01156439
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Women -- Conduct of life.
(OCoLC)fst01176610
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Women -- Social conditions.
(OCoLC)fst01176947
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Working class. (OCoLC)fst01180418
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England -- London.
(OCoLC)fst01204271
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Working class -- Drama.
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| Chronological Term |
1900-1999
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| Genre/Form |
Feature films -- United States.
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Feature films.
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Feature films.
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Musical films.
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Fiction films.
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Romance films.
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Film adaptations.
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Films for the hearing impaired.
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Drama. (OCoLC)fst01423879
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Feature films. (OCoLC)fst01710384
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Musical films. (OCoLC)fst01710273
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DVDs.
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Musical films.
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| Added Author |
Lerner, Alan Jay, 1918-1986. Screenwriter. Lyricist.
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Loewe, Frederick, 1901-1988. Composer.
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Warner, Jack L., 1892-1978. Producer.
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Cukor, George, 1899-1983. Director.
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Hepburn, Audrey, 1929-1993. Actor.
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Harrison, Rex. Actor. Singer.
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Holloway, Stanley. Actor. Singer.
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Hyde-White, Wilfrid. Actor. Singer.
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Cooper, Gladys, 1888-1971. Actor.
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Brett, Jeremy, 1933-1995. Actor.
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Bikel, Theodore. Actor.
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Washbourne, Mona, 1903-1988. Actor.
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Elsom, Isobel, 1893-1981. Actor.
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Holland, John, 1908-1993. Actor.
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Stradling, Harry, 1901-1970. Cinematographer.
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Allen, Gene, 1918-2015. Consultant.
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Ziegler, William. Film editor.
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Hopkins, George James. Consultant.
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Pan, Hermes, 1905-1990. Choreographer.
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Tucker, Robert (Arranger) Arranger.
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Beaton, Cecil, 1904-1980. Costume designer. Set designer.
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Previn, André, 1929-2019. Conductor. Musical director.
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Levin, Herman, 1907-1990. Producer.
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Shaw, Bernard, 1856-1950.
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Lerner, Alan Jay, 1918-1986.
Author. Lyricist. My fair lady.
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Loewe, Frederick, 1901-1988.
Composer. My fair lady.
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Warner Bros. Pictures (1923-1967)
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CBS DVD (Firm)
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Paramount Pictures Corporation.
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| ISBN |
1415751560 |
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9781415751565 |
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9786313118038 |
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6313118030 |
| Standard No. |
097368719644 |
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00097368719644 gtin-14 |
| Music No. |
87196 CBS Home Entertainment |
