Oscar Wilde's The importance of being earnest [videorecording] / the J. Arthur Rank Organisation presents an Anthony Asquith production ; directed by Anthony Asquit ; produced by Teddy Baird.
Based on the play by Oscar Wilde. Originally released as a motion picture in 1952. Special features: rare production stills with notes by film historian Bruce Eder and original theatrical trailer. Michael Redgrave (Ernest Worthing), Richard Wattis (Seton), Michael Denison (Algernon Moncrieff), Walter Hudd (Lane), Edith Evans (Lady Bracknell), Joan Greenwood (Gwendolyn Fairfax), Dorothy Tutin (Cecily Cardew), Margaret Rutherford (Miss Prism), Miles Malleson (Canon Chasuble), Aubrey Mather (Merriman).
Summary:
A witty, delightful story about a lovestruck suitor named Jack whose fiancee can only love a man named Ernest.
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