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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 TMDB Rating · 126 votes

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.

Director
Anthony Asquith
Release date
Jun 2, 1952
Original language
English
Origin
United Kingdom

Cast of The Importance of Being Earnest

  • Portrait of Michael Redgrave

    Michael Redgrave

    Ernest Worthing

  • Portrait of Michael Denison

    Michael Denison

    Algernon Moncrieff

  • Portrait of Edith Evans

    Edith Evans

    Lady Bracknell

  • Portrait of Joan Greenwood

    Joan Greenwood

    Gwendolen Fairfax

  • Portrait of Dorothy Tutin

    Dorothy Tutin

    Cecily Cardew

  • Portrait of Margaret Rutherford

    Margaret Rutherford

    Miss Prism

  • Portrait of Miles Malleson

    Miles Malleson

    Canon Chasuble

  • Portrait of Richard Wattis

    Richard Wattis

    Seton

  • Portrait of Walter Hudd

    Walter Hudd

    Lane

  • Portrait of Aubrey Mather

    Aubrey Mather

    Merriman

  • Portrait of Ivor Barnard

    Ivor Barnard

    Conductor (Uncredited)

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