''Pygmalion'' is a 1935 German
comedy film
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directed by
Erich Engel and starring
Jenny Jugo,
Gustaf Gründgens and
Anton Edthofer. It is based on
George Bernard Shaw
George Bernard Shaw (26 July 1856 – 2 November 1950), known at his insistence as Bernard Shaw, was an Irish playwright, critic, polemicist and political activist. His influence on Western theatre, culture and politics extended from the 188 ...
's 1913 play ''
Pygmalion''.
The film's sets were designed by the
art director
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It is the charge of a sole art director to supe ...
Emil Hasler and
Arthur Schwarz.
Plot
A professor attempts to transform an uneducated flower seller into a proper lady.
Cast
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Jenny Jugo as
Eliza Doolittle
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Gustaf Gründgens as Professor Higgins
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Anton Edthofer as Oberst Pickering
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Eugen Klöpfer as Alfred Doolittle
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Hedwig Bleibtreu as Mrs. Higgins
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Käthe Haack as Mrs. Pearce
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Olga Limburg as Mrs. Hill
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Karin Evans as Klara Hill
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Vivigenz Eickstedt as Freddy Hill
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Erika Glässner
Erika Glässner (28 February 1890 – 21 July 1959) was a German stage and film actress.
Selected filmography
* ''Werner Krafft'' (1916)
* ''Diamonds (1920 film), Diamonds'' (1920)
* ''The Three Dances of Mary Wilford'' (1920)
* ''The Love Corri ...
as Betsy
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Hans Richter as Jonny
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Erna Morena
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Werner Pledath
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Josef Dahmen
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Ernst Behmer
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Erich Dunskus
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Oskar Höcker
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Wera Schultz
References
Bibliography
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External links
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''Pygmalion'' at AllMovie
1935 films
Films of Nazi Germany
1935 romantic comedy films
German black-and-white films
German films based on plays
Films based on Pygmalion (play)
Films set in London
1930s German-language films
Films directed by Erich Engel
German romantic comedy films
1930s German films
Films scored by Theo Mackeben
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