Movie·1952·1h 35m
The Importance of Being Earnest
They don't come any wilder than Oscar Wilde's classic comedy of manners, morals and morality!
Country
United Kingdom
Language
English
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The Story
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.
Producer
Teddy Baird, Earl St. John
Cinematography
Desmond Dickinson
Music
Benjamin Frankel
Editor
John D. Guthridge
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
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// cast
Cast
Michael Redgrave
Ernest Worthing
Michael Denison
Algernon Moncrieff
Edith Evans
Lady Bracknell
Joan Greenwood
Gwendolen Fairfax
Dorothy Tutin
Cecily Cardew
Margaret Rutherford
Miss Prism
Miles Malleson
Canon Chasuble
Richard Wattis
Seton
Walter Hudd
Lane
Aubrey Mather
Merriman
Ivor Barnard
Conductor (Uncredited)
// crew
Crew
Anthony Asquith
Director, Screenplay
Teddy Baird
Producer
Desmond Dickinson
Director of Photography
John D. Guthridge
Editor
Benjamin Frankel
Original Music Composer
Earl St. John
Executive Producer
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