Release Date
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Original Release
June 2, 1952
1h 35m
The Importance of Being Earnest (1952)
â 7.295 min
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.
Director
Anthony Asquith
Department: Directing
âPopularity: 0.7
Cast
Michael Redgrave
Ernest Worthing
â0.8
Michael Denison
Algernon Moncrieff
â0.4
Edith Evans
Lady Bracknell
â0.7
Joan Greenwood
Gwendolen Fairfax
â0.7
Dorothy Tutin
Cecily Cardew
â0.8
Margaret Rutherford
Miss Prism
â1.4
Miles Malleson
Canon Chasuble
â0.6
Richard Wattis
Seton
â0.8
Walter Hudd
Lane
â0.4
Aubrey Mather
Merriman
â0.5
Genres
Comedy
Production Companies
Javelin FilmsBritish Film-MakersJ. Arthur Rank Organisation
