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The Importance of Being Earnest ()

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After Algernon discovers that his friend Ernest, has created a fictional brother for whenever he needs a reason to escape dull country life, Algernon poses as the brother, resulting in ever-increasing confusion.
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  • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award. Another 1 win & 1 nomination.
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Ernest Worthing
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Algernon Moncrieff
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Gwendolen Fairfax
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Cecily Cardew
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Lady Augusta Bracknell
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Miss Laetitia Prism
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Canon Chasuble
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Lane
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Merriman
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Seton
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Train Guard (uncredited)

Directed by

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Anthony Asquith

Written by

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Oscar Wilde ... ()
 
Anthony Asquith ... (screenplay) (uncredited)

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Teddy Baird ... producer
Earl St. John ... executive producer (as Earl St John)

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Benjamin Frankel

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Desmond Dickinson ... director of photography

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John D. Guthridge

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Joan Bridge ... color consultant: Technicolor

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Weston Drury Jr. ... (uncredited)

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Carmen Dillon

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Beatrice Dawson

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George Blackler ... makeup artist
Biddy Chrystal ... hair stylist (uncredited)

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Roy Goddard ... production manager

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Robert Asher ... assistant director
Bert Batt ... third assistant director (uncredited)
David W. Orton ... second assistant director (uncredited)

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Ernest Archer ... draughtsman (uncredited)
John Box ... draughtsman (uncredited)
Peter Lamont ... draughtsman (uncredited)
Arthur Taksen ... set dresser (uncredited)

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John Dennis ... sound recordist
Gordon K. McCallum ... sound recordist
Eric Wood ... sound editor
Peter Davies ... first assistant dubbing mixer (uncredited)

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David Harcourt ... camera operator
Harry Gillard ... still photographer (uncredited)

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Yvonne Caffin ... costume supervisor
Dorothy Edwards ... wardrobe supervisor: women (uncredited)

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Benjamin Frankel ... conductor

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Joan Davis ... continuity

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Arthur Alcott ... production controller: Pinewood Studios
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Plot Summary

Jack Worthing and Algernon Moncrieff are two men that are both pretending to be someone they are not. Written by Simone Denvile

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Taglines They don't come any wilder than Oscar Wilde's classic comedy of manners, morals and morality! See more »
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Also Known As
  • Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest (United Kingdom)
  • Il importe d'être constant (France)
  • Ernst sein ist alles (Germany)
  • La importancia de llamarse Ernesto (Spain)
  • Ernst sein ist alles (East Germany)
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  • 95 min
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Trivia The writer and director Anthony Asquith was the son of H.H. Asquith, who, as Home Secretary, brought the charges of immorality which led to Oscar Wilde's imprisonment. See more »
Goofs At the end, it is not clear why Lady Bracknell's objections to the marriage of her niece Gwendolin to John (aka Ernest Worthing) would be erased by the revelation that John, in fact, was her nephew Algernon's brother. That would mean that the couple were first cousins, a fact that clearly did not seem to bother the two based on their cheerful embrace. However, while marriage between first cousins is a contentious topic, in that era, it was not uncommon for first cousins to marry. In fact, it is currently legal for first cousins to marry in at least 20 U.S. states, Canada, Mexico, Latin America, South America, the United Kingdom, and many other countries. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in A Bit of Scarlet (1997). See more »
Quotes Lady Bracknell: A handbag!
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