The Importance of Being Earnest

The Importance of Being Earnest (1952)

They don't come any wilder than Oscar Wilde's classic comedy of manners, morals and morality!

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.

Date of release
1952-06-02
TMDB
7.2 / 10 (126)
Runtime
1h 35m
Genres
Comedy
Director
Anthony Asquith

Casting

  • Michael Redgrave — Ernest Worthing
  • 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
  • Walter Hudd — Lane
  • Aubrey Mather — Merriman
  • Ivor Barnard — Conductor (Uncredited)

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