The Importance of Being Earnest
They don't come any wilder than Oscar Wilde's classic comedy of manners, morals and morality!
June 2, 1952 1h 35m
★ 7.2 (126 votes)
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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Top 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)
Status: Released
Production Companies: Javelin Films, British Film-Makers, J. Arthur Rank Organisation
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