The Importance of Being Earnest
They don't come any wilder than Oscar Wilde's classic comedy of manners, morals and morality!
Film19521h 35mReleased
Comedy
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- Director
- Anthony Asquith
- Language
- English
- Released
- 1952-06-02
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
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7.2126 votes on TMDB
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6.6
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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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