| Description |
1 videodisc (95 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Series |
Criterion collection ; 158 |
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Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 158.
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| System Details |
DVD, full screen presentation; Dolby Digital, mono. |
| Language |
English with optional English subtitles for the deaf or hearing impaired. |
| Cast |
Michael Redgrave (Ernest Worthing), Richard Wattis (Seton), Michael Denison (Algernon Moncrieff), Walter Hudd (Lane), Edith Evans (Lady Bracknell), Joan Greenwood (Gwendolyn Fairfax), Dorothy Tutin (Cecily Cardew), Margaret Rutherford (Miss Prism), Miles Malleson (Canon Chasuble), Aubrey Mather (Merriman). |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Desmond Dickinson ; film editor, John D. Guthridge ; music composed and conducted by Benjamin Frankel. |
| Summary |
A witty, delightful story about a lovestruck suitor named Jack whose fiancee can only love a man named Ernest. |
| Note |
Special features: rare production stills with notes by film historian Bruce Eder and original theatrical trailer. |
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For specific features see interactive menu. |
| Subject |
Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900 -- Television adaptations.
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Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900 -- Film adaptations.
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England -- Social life and customs -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Aristocracy (Social class) -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Man-woman relationships -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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DVDs.
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| Genre |
Comedy films.
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Fiction films.
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Film adaptations.
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Feature films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Asquith, Anthony, 1902-1968, director, screenwriter.
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Baird, Teddy, producer.
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Redgrave, Michael, actor.
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Wattis, Richard, actor.
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Denison, Michael, actor.
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Hudd, Walter, 1898-1963, actor.
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Evans, Edith, 1888-1976, actor.
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Greenwood, Joan, 1921- actor.
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Tutin, Dorothy, 1930-2001, actor.
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Rutherford, Margaret, 1892-1972, actor.
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Malleson, Miles, actor.
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Mather, Aubrey, 1885-1958, actor.
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Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900.
Importance of being earnest.
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Rank Organisation.
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Janus Films.
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Criterion Collection (Firm)
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| Added Title |
Oscar Wilde's The importance of being earnest |
| Note |
Container title: Anthony Asquith's The importance of being earnest |
| Added Title |
Importance of being earnest (Motion picture : 1952)
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| ISBN |
0780024982 |
| Standard No. |
037429165621 |
| Music No. |
IMP060 Criterion Collection |
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