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02/06/1952 (GB)
Comedy
1h 35m
- 72% (110 votes)
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They don't come any wilder than Oscar Wilde's classic comedy of manners, morals and morality!
Overview
Algernon Moncrieff is surprised to discover that his affluent friend -- whom he knows as "Ernest" -- is actually named Jack Worthing. Jack fabricated his alter ego in order to escape his country estate where he takes care of his charge, Cecily Cardew. Cecily believes that Ernest is Jack's wayward brother and is keen on his raffish lifestyle. Algernon, seeing an opportunity, assumes Ernest's identity and sneaks off to woo Cecily.
- Anthony AsquithDirector, Screenplay
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Keywords
- love triangle
- marriage
- mistaken identity
- etiquette
- based on play or musical
Top Billed Cast
Michael Redgrave
Ernest Worthing
Michael Denison
Algernon Moncrieff
Edith Evans
Lady Bracknell
Joan Greenwood
Gwendolen Fairfax
Dorothy Tutin
Cecily Cardew
Margaret Rutherford
Miss Prism
Miles Malleson
Canon Chasuble
Richard Wattis
Seton
Walter Hudd
Lane
Aubrey Mather
Merriman
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