Product Details

• Actors: Wendy Hiller, Leslie Howard
• Directors: Leslie Howard, Anthony Asquith
• Format: Black & White, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Criterion Collection
• DVD Release Date: February 10, 2009
• Run Time: 95 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B001LMU1BO
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #22,221 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Studio: Image Entertainment Release Date: 02/10/2009 Run time: 90 minutes

Customer Reviews

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Get this one instead of the Criterion edition, October 25, 2010

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Thomas E. Davis (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pygmalion (1938) - Essential Art House (DVD)

I won't dwell on the wonderful qualities of this adaptation of Shaw's most famous theater piece. I won't tell you how superb the actors are. I won't insist that this film is a must for your collection. I'll simply recommend that you purchase this edition rather than paying a premium for the Criterion Collection DVD, which virtually the same disc. There are no extras on either, and spending up to twice as much for a brief essay on an insert is simply not reasonable.

14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Theater at its best, September 12, 2009

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M. Brown (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pygmalion (1938) - Essential Art House (DVD)

After a lifetime of watching the musical and singing those great songs, I finally obtained the REAL story -- and what a treat! THIS is theater at its best. Leslie Howard and Wendy Hiller play their parts with such excellence and class that the musical version seems like a rather overdone remake in comparison. No extravagant costumes or snazzy tunes are needed with acting of this high caliber. Truly a necessary addition to the collection of anyone who appreciates pure top notch theater.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect film, May 17, 2010

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This review is from: Pygmalion (1938) - Essential Art House (DVD)

This a perfect film - perfect script, both leads are perfect, direction is perfect, I can go on and on... I loved the ending, of course, she should stay with Higgins. Eliza is the intelligent girl, remember, and what woman in her right mind would choose a dull and helpless Freddie (mediocrity itself) over a genius and success, as charming as Leslie Howard?! She is smart and brave, she won't be frightened by his manners, she'll learn how to deal with him. Has anybody noticed that at Higgins' mother reception, professor is the only one really interested in what Eliza is telling, not how she is telling it? They are true equals, and there is a great chemistry between them.
The quality of the DVD leaves a lot to wish for - some scenes haven't been digitally redone, no extras, no subtitles.