The Importance of Being Earnest
movie
They don't come any wilder than Oscar Wilde's classic comedy of manners, morals and morality!
Released June 02, 1952
Genres:
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.
Cast
Michael Redgrave
as
Ernest Worthing
Michael Denison
as
Algernon Moncrieff
Edith Evans
as
Lady Bracknell
Joan Greenwood
as
Gwendolen Fairfax
Dorothy Tutin
as
Cecily Cardew
Margaret Rutherford
as
Miss Prism
Miles Malleson
as
Canon Chasuble
Richard Wattis
as
Seton
Walter Hudd
as
Lane
Aubrey Mather
as
Merriman
Ivor Barnard
as
Conductor (Uncredited)
Crew
Anthony Asquith
as
Director
Oscar Wilde
as
Theatre Play
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Desmond Dickinson
as
Director of Photography
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Benjamin Frankel
as
Original Music Composer
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Arthur Alcott
as
Production Controller
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Beatrice Dawson
as
Costume Design
Robert Asher
as
Assistant Director
Earl St. John
as
Executive Producer
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Teddy Baird
as
Producer
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George Blackler
as
Makeup Artist
Carmen Dillon
as
Art Direction
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Joan Bridge
as
Other