DVD

My fair lady [videorecording] / Warner Bros. Pictures ; lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner ; music by Frederick Loewe ; screenplay by Alan Jay Lerner ; produced by Jack L. Warner ; directed by George Cukor.

Lerner, Alan Jay, 1918-1986 (Screenwriter, Lyricist). Loewe, Frederick, 1901-1988 (Composer). Warner, Jack L., 1892-1978 (Producer). Cukor, George, 1899-1983 (Director). Hepburn, Audrey, 1929-1993 (Actor). Harrison, Rex. (Actor, Singer). Holloway, Stanley. (Actor, Singer). Hyde-White, Wilfrid. (Actor, Singer). Cooper, Gladys, 1888-1971 (Actor). Brett, Jeremy, 1933-1995 (Actor). Bikel, Theodore. (Actor). Washbourne, Mona, 1903-1988 (Actor). Elsom, Isobel, 1893-1981 (Actor). Holland, John. (Actor). Stradling, Harry, 1901-1970 (Cinematographer). Allen, Gene. (Consultant). Ziegler, William. (Film editor). Hopkins, George James. (Consultant). Pan, Hermes, 1905-1990 (Choreographer). Tucker, Robert, arranger. (Arranger). Beaton, Cecil, 1904-1980 (Costume designer, Set designer). Previn, André, 1929- (Conductor, Musical director). Lerner, Alan Jay, 1918-1986 My fair lady. (Author, Lyricist). Loewe, Frederick, 1901-1988 My fair lady. (Composer). Levin, Herman, 1907-1990 (Producer). Shaw, Bernard, 1856-1950 (Added Author). Warner Bros. Pictures (1923-1967) (Added Author). CBS Home Entertainment. (Added Author). CBS DVD (Firm) (Added Author). Paramount Pictures Corporation. (Added Author). Audrey Hepburn, Rex Harrison, Stanley Holloway, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Gladys Cooper, Jeremy Brett, Theodore Bikel, Mona Washbourne, Isobel Elsom, John Holland. (Cast).

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.

Record details

ISBN: 1415751560
ISBN: 9781415751565
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (172 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: Burbank, CA : Warner Bros. Pictures ; c2009.

Content descriptions

General 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. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1964. 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.); Trailers (9 min.).
Creation/Production Credits Note:	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.
Participant or Performer Note:	Audrey Hepburn, Rex Harrison, Stanley Holloway, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Gladys Cooper, Jeremy Brett, Theodore Bikel, Mona Washbourne, Isobel Elsom, John Holland.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: Rated G; Canadian Home Video rating: PG.
System Details Note:	DVD; Region 1, NTSC; Dolby Digital stereo; widescreen presentation, enhanced for 16x9 televisions .
Language Note:	In English dialogue with optional subtitles in Brazilian Portuguese; closed captioned.
Awards Note:	Winner, 1965 Academy Awards for 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.