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Title: Importance Of Being Earnest


Date: 1952
Type: Comedy
Rating: 3 Stars 3/5
Colour: Yes
Director: Anthony Asquith
Producer: Teddy Baird

Comment
This is a good and faithfull version of the Oscar Wilde play. The direction is staid and has the feel of a film of a stage play but the very capable actors deliver good performances of one of Oscar Wilde's best scripts. Joan Greenwood and Dorothy Tutin give performances in the female leads that have set the standard for furture performances.

Actors

Michael RedgraveMichael Redgrave
Michael DenisonMichael Denison
Joan GreenwoodJoan Greenwood
Dorothy TutinDorothy Tutin
Margaret RutherfordMargaret Rutherford
Edith EvansEdith Evans

Oscars

None
Play

Oscar Wilde