The Importance of Being Earnest
1952·1h 35m
7.2/ 10 (121 votes)
“They don't come any wilder than Oscar Wilde's classic comedy of manners, morals and morality!”
Comedy
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.
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Director
Anthony Asquith
Writers
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
Margaret Rutherford
Miss Prism
Miles Malleson
Canon Chasuble
Richard Wattis
Seton
Walter Hudd
Lane
Aubrey Mather
Merriman
Details
Language
en
Status
Released
