Producer: Jack Warner
Director: George Cukor
Music: Frederick Loewe (Music) & Alan Jay Lerner (Lyrics)
Awards: "My Fair Lady" won an astounding eight Academy Awards: Best Actor, Best Art Direction, Best Cinematography, Best Costume Design, Best Director, Best Music, Best Sound & Best Picture. It was also nominated for four other Oscars: Best Supporting Actor (Stanley Holloway), Best Supporting Actress (Gladys Cooper), Best Film Editing & Best Writing. It also went on to be nominated for twenty-four other achievements, winning fourteen of them. You may have noticed that one of the Oscars left out was Best Actress for Audrey Hepburn.
Interesting Fact: President John F. Kennedy was assassinated during the production of this movie. Hepburn made the announcement to the cast after the song "Wouldn't it be Loverly" was filmed.
My Favorite Scene: Of all my favorite songs in this film, my favorite would have to be "Get Me to the Church on Time" sung by Stanley Holloway who reprised his role on Broadway. His accent with the dancing is just a treasure to watch.
Very few Broadway hits were unsuccessful when they came to the screen, but even fewer were as big of a hit. This film, to me, presents the spirit of perseverance in a comically loving way. It also teaches a little bit about humility. All that's left to add in the mixture is an amazing cast to perform it and a few hit songs to sing on the way. It is one of the few Musicals to get into the heart and feeling of a person.
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