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The Importance of Being Earnest
“They don't come any wilder than Oscar Wilde's classic comedy of manners, morals and morality!”
7.2 / 10• 1952• 1h 35m•NR• English
Comedy
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Michael Redgrave
Ernest Worthing
Lead
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
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Anthony Asquith's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Importance of Being Earnest is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
