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The Importance of Being Earnest (1952)

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

95 minComedy
TMDb7.2/10126 votes

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.

Country: United Kingdom

Director: Anthony Asquith

Cast

Michael Redgrave as Ernest Worthing

Michael Redgrave

Ernest Worthing

Michael Denison as Algernon Moncrieff

Michael Denison

Algernon Moncrieff

Edith Evans as Lady Bracknell

Edith Evans

Lady Bracknell

Joan Greenwood as Gwendolen Fairfax

Joan Greenwood

Gwendolen Fairfax

Dorothy Tutin as Cecily Cardew

Dorothy Tutin

Cecily Cardew

Margaret Rutherford as Miss Prism

Margaret Rutherford

Miss Prism

Miles Malleson as Canon Chasuble

Miles Malleson

Canon Chasuble

Richard Wattis as Seton

Richard Wattis

Seton

Walter Hudd as Lane

Walter Hudd

Lane

Aubrey Mather as Merriman

Aubrey Mather

Merriman

Ivor Barnard as Conductor (Uncredited)

Ivor Barnard

Conductor (Uncredited)

Keywords

Plot:love trianglemarriagemistaken identityetiquettebased on play or musical

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