The Importance of Being Earnest

7.2 / 10

(118 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

Genre:

Comedy

Duration:

95 minutes

Year:

1952

Director:

Anthony Asquith

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Company:

Javelin Films,

British Film-Makers,

J. Arthur Rank Organisation

Cast:
Michael Redgrave

Ernest Worthing

Michael Denison

Algernon Moncrieff

Edith Evans

Lady Bracknell

Joan Greenwood

Gwendolen Fairfax

Dorothy Tutin

Cecily Cardew

Crew:
Anthony Asquith

Director

Oscar Wilde

Theatre Play

Desmond Dickinson

Director of Photography

Benjamin Frankel

Original Music Composer

Arthur Alcott

Production Controller