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User Rating:
7.7/10   2,023 votes
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Director:
Anthony Asquith
Writers:
Anthony Asquith (writer)
Oscar Wilde (play)
Contact:
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Release Date:
15 October 1952 (Denmark) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama more
Tagline:
They don't come any wilder than Oscar Wilde's classic comedy of manners, morals and morality!
Plot:
Jack Worthing and Algernon Moncrieff are two men that are both pretending to be someone they are not. more | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for BAFTA Film Award. Another 1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
From 1922-1979: Get Your Film School Starter Pack Now
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User Comments:
Magnificent more
US TV Schedule:
Thur. July 162:15 PMTCM   

Cast

  (Complete credited cast)

Additional Details

Also Known As:
Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest (UK) (complete title)
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Runtime:
95 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Recording)
Certification:
Canada:PG (Ontario) | Australia:G | UK:U

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
John Gielgud was offered the role of Jack Worthing in this film. Even though it was one of his signature roles on stage, he turned it down because he disliked filming. more
Quotes:
Lady Bracknell: I would strongly advise you, Mr. Worthing, to try and acquire some relations as soon as possible, and to make a definite effort to produce at any rate one parent, of either sex, before the season is quite over.
Jack Worthing: Well, I don't see how I could possibly manage to do that, Lady Bracknell. I can produce the hand-bag at any moment. It is in my dressing-room at home. I really think that should satisfy you, Lady Bracknell.
Lady Bracknell: Me, sir! What has it to do with me? You can hardly imagine that I and Lord Bracknell would dream of allowing our only daughter - a girl brought up with the utmost care - to marry into a cloak-room, and form an alliance with a parcel? Good morning, Mr. Worthing!
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "The Nanny: Homie-Work (#5.17)" (1998) more

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5 out of 5 people found the following comment useful:-
Magnificent, 26 September 2002
10/10
Author: William J. Fickling (wjfickling@earthlink.net) from Columbia, South Carolina, USA

An hour and a half of sheer delightful Wildean wit and word play. Lush Technicolor, brilliant acting. Edith Evans steals the show by going over the top by carrying her 19th century style of stage acting just as far as it can go, i.e., to the point of parody. I haven't yet seen the 2002 version, but i don't see how it can compare.

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