Hvem spillede i den originale my fair lady?
Audrey Hepburn
Der blev lavet en Oscar-vindende filmversion i 1964, instrueret af George Cukor og med Harrison igen i rollen som Higgins. Castingen af Audrey Hepburn i stedet for Julie Andrews som Eliza var kontroversiel, dels fordi teatergængerne anså Andrews for at være perfekt til rollen, dels fordi Hepburns sangstemme blev eftersynkroniseret (af Marni Nixon). Jack L. Warner, lederen af Warner Bros. som producerede filmen, ønskede "en stjerne med stor kendskabsgrad", men da Julie Andrews ikke havde nogen filmerfaring, mente han, at en film med hende ikke ville blive så vellykket. (Andrews spillede samme år hovedrollen i Mary Poppins, for hvilken hun vandt både Oscar og Golden Globe for bedste skuespillerinde). Lerner kunne især ikke lide filmversionen af musicalen, da han mente, at den ikke levede op til standarden i Moss Harts oprindelige instruktion. Han var også utilfreds med Hepburns rolle som Eliza Doolittle og med, at filmen blev optaget i sin helhed i Warner Bros. studioet i stedet for, som han ville have foretrukket, i London. På trods af kontroverserne blev My Fair Lady betragtet som en stor succes for kritikere og kasseapparater og vandt i sidste ende otte Oscars, herunder prisen for årets bedste film, Rex Harrisons bedste skuespiller og George Cukors bedste instruktør.
Audrey Hepburn
An Oscar-winning film version was made in 1964, directed by George Cukor and with Harrison again in the part of Higgins. The casting of Audrey Hepburn instead of Julie Andrews as Eliza was controversial, partly because theatregoers regarded Andrews as perfect for the part and partly because Hepburn's singing voice was dubbed (by Marni Nixon). Jack L. Warner, the head of Warner Bros., which produced the film, wanted "a star with a great deal of name recognition", but since Julie Andrews did not have any film experience, he thought a movie with her would not be as successful. (Andrews went on to star in Mary Poppins that same year for which she won both the Academy Award and the Golden Globe for Best Actress.) Lerner in particular disliked the film version of the musical, thinking it did not live up to the standards of Moss Hart's original direction. He was also unhappy with the casting of Hepburn as Eliza Doolittle and that the film was shot in its entirety at the Warner Bros. studio rather than, as he would have preferred, in London. Despite the controversy, My Fair Lady was considered a major critical and box office success, ultimately going on to win eight Academy Awards, including Best Picture of the Year, Best Actor for Rex Harrison, and Best Director for George Cukor.
My Fair Lady