The Importance of Being Earnest

The Importance of Being Earnest (1952)

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

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.

star 7.2 7.4 88%
  • Release Date: 1952-06-02
  • Runtime: 1h 35min
  • Director: Anthony Asquith

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    • Trailer

    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)

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