The Importance of Being Earnest
📖 Synopsis
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.
🎥 Production Details
- Tagline
- “They don't come any wilder than Oscar Wilde's classic comedy of manners, morals and morality!”
- Release Status
- Released
- Genres
- Comedy
- Director
- Anthony Asquith
- Original Language
- EN
🎭 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
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❓ Frequently Asked Questions
- What is The Importance of Being Earnest about?
- 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.
- Who directed The Importance of Being Earnest?
- The Importance of Being Earnest was directed by Anthony Asquith.
- When was The Importance of Being Earnest released?
- The Importance of Being Earnest was released on June 2, 1952.
- How long is The Importance of Being Earnest?
- The Importance of Being Earnest has a runtime of 1h 35m.
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