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Dominican Rep. The Importance of Being Earnest
- Original title
- The Importance of Being Earnest
- Year
- 1952
- Running time
- 91 min.
- Country
United Kingdom- Director
- Screenwriter
- Anthony Asquith. Play: Oscar Wilde
- Cast
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Michael Redgrave
Richard Wattis
Michel Dennison- Walter Hudd
Edith Evans
Joan Greenwood
Dorothy Tutin
Margaret Rutherford
Miles Malleson
Aubrey Mather
Ivor Barnard- See all credits
- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
- Genre
- Comedy. Drama
- Movie Groups
- Oscar Wilde Adaptations
- Synopsis
- Jack Worthing lives in the country with his pretty ward Cecily Cardew. But in the city, he goes by the name of Earnest and is in love with Gwendolyn Fairfax. Miss Fairfax's cousin is Algernon Moncrieff, who, also using the name Earnest, goes to the country and falls in love with Jack's ward Cecily. When they all come together, we have two men who claim to be Earnest and aren't and two girls who are love with men named Earnest who aren't Earnest.
- Awards
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1952: BAFTA Awards: Nominated for Most Promising Newcomer (Dorothy Tutin)
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