The Importance of Being Earnest (1952)

Name: The Importance of Being Earnest
Director: Anthony Asquith
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1952-06-02
Duration: 95 min
Cast: Michael Redgrave, Michael Denison, Edith Evans, Joan Greenwood, Dorothy Tutin

19521h 35mComedy

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

Michael RedgraveErnest Worthing
Michael DenisonAlgernon Moncrieff
Edith EvansLady Bracknell
Joan GreenwoodGwendolen Fairfax
Dorothy TutinCecily Cardew
Margaret RutherfordMiss Prism
Miles MallesonCanon Chasuble
Richard WattisSeton
Walter HuddLane
Aubrey MatherMerriman
Ivor BarnardConductor (Uncredited)

Crew

Director: Anthony Asquith
Writers: Anthony Asquith
Producers: Earl St. John Teddy Baird
Music: Benjamin Frankel
Cinematography: Desmond Dickinson
Editing: John D. Guthridge

Details

Released: June 2, 1952
Language: English
Studio: Javelin Films, British Film-Makers, J. Arthur Rank Organisation
IMDb: tt0044744