Direction

Both movies had well-known and well-respected directors, but their approaches to directing the films were vastly different. George Cukor, the director of "My Fair Lady," let the story and music give the movie its strength and character. There were no special effects used and no unique filming techniques, but, rather, just good direction of excellent actors and actresses performing on studio lots. Cukor used the strong screenplay and beautiful music of "My Fair Lady" to guide his direction.