CinemaOSMovie · 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!

72%(126)IMDbComedy

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 byAnthony Asquith

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 35m
Language
EN
Released
June 2, 1952
Studios
Javelin FilmsBritish Film-MakersJ. Arthur Rank Organisation

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Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Michael Redgrave

Michael Redgrave

Ernest Worthing

Michael Denison

Michael Denison

Algernon Moncrieff

Edith Evans

Edith Evans

Lady Bracknell

Joan Greenwood

Joan Greenwood

Gwendolen Fairfax

Dorothy Tutin

Dorothy Tutin

Cecily Cardew

Margaret Rutherford

Margaret Rutherford

Miss Prism

Miles Malleson

Miles Malleson

Canon Chasuble

Richard Wattis

Richard Wattis

Seton

Walter Hudd

Walter Hudd

Lane

Aubrey Mather

Aubrey Mather

Merriman

Creative team
Directed by
Anthony Asquith
Anthony Asquith
Written by
Anthony Asquith
Anthony Asquith
Produced by
Teddy Baird

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