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The Importance of Being Earnest

They don't come any wilder than Oscar Wilde's classic comedy of manners, morals and morality!

7.219521h 35mEnglish

Two young gentlemen living in 1890s England use the same pseudonym ('Ernest') on the sly, which is fine until they both fall in love with women using that name, which leads to a comedy of mistaken identities.

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Comedy
Starring

Michael Redgrave, Michael Denison, Edith Evans

Directed by

Anthony Asquith

The Importance of Being Earnest

Comedy

Two young gentlemen living in 1890s England use the same pseudonym ('Ernest') on the sly, which is fine until they both fall in love with women using that name, which leads to a comedy of mistaken identities.

They don't come any wilder than Oscar Wilde's classic comedy of manners, morals and morality!

Information

Released
Jun 2, 1952
Runtime
1h 35m
Status
Released

Language & origin

Original audio
English
Country
GB
Rating
Not rated
Directed by
Anthony Asquith

Production

Studio
Javelin Films
Studio
British Film-Makers
Studio
J. Arthur Rank Organisation

People in this story

Michael RedgraveErnest Worthing
Michael DenisonAlgernon Moncrieff
Edith EvansLady Bracknell
Joan GreenwoodGwendolen Fairfax
Dorothy TutinCecily Cardew
Margaret RutherfordMiss Prism
MMiles MallesonCanon Chasuble
Richard WattisSeton
Walter HuddLane
Aubrey MatherMerriman
Ivor BarnardConductor (Uncredited)

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