The Importance of Being Earnest
By June 24, 2002
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Film Info
- United Kingdom
- 1952
- 95 minutes
- Color
- 1.33:1
- English
- Spine #158
Oscar Wilde’s comic jewel sparkles in Anthony Asquith’s film adaptation of The Importance of Being Earnest. Featuring brilliantly polished performances by Michael Redgrave, Joan Greenwood, and Dame Edith Evans, the enduringly hilarious story of two young women who think themselves engaged to the same nonexistent man is given the grand Technicolor treatment. Seldom has a classic stage comedy been so engagingly transferred to the screen.
Cast
| Jack Worthing | Michael Redgrave |
| Seton | Richard Wattis |
| Algernon Moncrieff | Michael Denison |
| Lane | Walter Hudd |
| Lady Augusta Bracknell | Edith Evans |
| Gwendolen Fairfax | Joan Greenwood |
| Cecily Cardew | Dorothy Tutin |
| Miss Letitia Prism | Margaret Rutherford |
Credits
| Director | Anthony Asquith |
| Screenplay | Anthony Asquith |
| From the play by | Oscar Wilde |
| Producer | Teddy Baird |
| Cinematography | Desmond Dickinson |
| Editing | John D. Guthridge |
Disc Features
- New digital transfer
- Rare production stills
- Original theatrical trailer
- English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired
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