The Importance of Being Earnest
They don't come any wilder than Oscar Wilde's classic comedy of manners, morals and morality!
19521h 35m
- Comedy
TMDB rating 7.2TMDB126 votes
Overview
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.
- Directed by
- Anthony Asquith
- Written by
- Anthony Asquith
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Cast
Michael Redgrave
Ernest Worthing
Michael Denison
Algernon Moncrieff
Edith Evans
Lady Bracknell
Joan Greenwood
Gwendolen Fairfax
Dorothy Tutin
Cecily Cardew
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Facts
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Production companies
- Javelin Films, British Film-Makers, J. Arthur Rank Organisation
