What director co-starred in a screenplay inspired by George Bernard Shaw's play?
Pygmalion (play) Pygmalion is a play by George Bernard Shaw, named after a Greek mythological figure. It was first presented on stage to the public in 1913.
Doctor Faustus (1967 film) Doctor Faustus is a 1967 film adaptation of Christopher Marlowe's "The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus", written in 1588. The first theatrical film version of a Marlowe play, it starred and was directed by Richard Burton, (Nevill Coghill, Burton's mentor, is also given credit for directing), who played the title character Faustus. Elizabeth Taylor made a silent cameo appearance as Helen of Troy, an appearance at which critics of the day invariably sneered.