The Importance of Being Earnest
“They don't come any wilder than Oscar Wilde's classic comedy of manners, morals and morality!”
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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Cast
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Michael Redgrave
Ernest Worthing
Known for
The Lady Vanishes
The Innocents
Michael Denison
Algernon Moncrieff
Known for
Shadowlands
Edith Evans
Lady Bracknell
Known for
The Nun's Story
Tom Jones
Joan Greenwood
Gwendolen Fairfax
Known for
Kind Hearts and Coronets
The Man in the White Suit
Dorothy Tutin
Cecily Cardew
Known for
Cromwell
Margaret Rutherford
Miss Prism
Known for
Murder She Said
Chimes at Midnight
Miles Malleson
Canon Chasuble
Known for
Peeping Tom
Kind Hearts and Coronets
Richard Wattis
Seton
Known for
The Man Who Knew Too Much
The Prince and the Showgirl
Walter Hudd
Lane
Known for
I Know Where I'm Going!
Cast a Dark Shadow
Aubrey Mather
Merriman
Known for
The House of Fear
Ball of Fire
Ivor Barnard
Conductor (Uncredited)
Known for
Great Expectations
Beat the Devil
Anthony Asquith Director · Oscar Wilde Author Benjamin Frankel Composer
United States release December 22, 1952 · Produced in United Kingdom · Production British Film-Makers, J. Arthur Rank Organisation
Production
Javelin Films
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British Film-Makers
Production
J. Arthur Rank Organisation
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Universal Pictures
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United Kingdom
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · June 2, 1952
Theatrical
United States · December 22, 1952
Theatrical
Australia
January 1, 2000 · Physical · DVD
Austria
March 1, 1954 · Theatrical
Germany
January 15, 1954 · Theatrical
Italy
September 26, 1952 · Premiere · Venice Film Festival
Netherlands
September 5, 2016 · Physical · DVD, Blu ray
Russia
November 16, 1964 · Theatrical
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