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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.

Top Cast

  • Michael Redgrave

    Michael Redgrave

    Ernest Worthing

  • Michael Denison

    Michael Denison

    Algernon Moncrieff

  • Edith Evans

    Edith Evans

    Lady Bracknell

  • Joan Greenwood

    Joan Greenwood

    Gwendolen Fairfax

  • Dorothy Tutin

    Dorothy Tutin

    Cecily Cardew

  • Margaret Rutherford

    Margaret Rutherford

    Miss Prism

  • Miles Malleson

    Miles Malleson

    Canon Chasuble

  • Richard Wattis

    Richard Wattis

    Seton

  • Walter Hudd

    Walter Hudd

    Lane

Overview

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.

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