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The Importance of Being Earnest poster
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Excellent
MASTER SCORE 80.6 / 100
1952·Comedy / Drama·1h 35m

THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST

“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.

Above the Line
Anthony Asquith·DirectorAnthony Asquith·ScreenplayDesmond Dickinson·Director of PhotographyBenjamin Frankel·Original Music ComposerJohn D. Guthridge·Editor
Cast
Michael Redgrave·Ernest WorthingMichael Denison·Algernon MoncrieffEdith Evans·Lady BracknellJoan Greenwood·Gwendolen FairfaxDorothy Tutin·Cecily CardewMargaret Rutherford·Miss PrismMiles Malleson·Canon ChasubleRichard Wattis·SetonWalter Hudd·LaneAubrey Mather·Merriman
Full Crew
(6 credits)
Directing· 1
Anthony Asquith·Director
Writing· 1
Anthony Asquith·Screenplay
Camera· 1
Desmond Dickinson·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
John D. Guthridge·Editor
Sound & Music· 1
Benjamin Frankel·Original Music Composer
Production· 1
Teddy Baird·Producer
By the Numbers
80.6
OF 100
Master Score
7.4
OF 10
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