The Importance of Being Earnest (1952 film)

The Importance of Being Earnest
Directed byAnthony Asquith
Screenplay byAnthony Asquith
Based onThe Importance of Being Earnest
1895 play
by Oscar Wilde
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyDesmond Dickinson
Edited byJohn D. Guthridge
Music byBenjamin Frankel
Color processTechnicolor
Production
company
Javelin Films
Distributed byGeneral Film Distributors
Release dates
  • 2 June 1952 (1952-06-02) (UK)
  • 22 December 1952 (1952-12-22) (US)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Box office£139,000[1]

The Importance of Being Earnest is a 1952 British comedy-drama film adaptation of the 1895 play by Oscar Wilde.[2] It was directed by Anthony Asquith, who also adapted the screenplay, and was produced by Anthony Asquith, Teddy Baird, and Earl St. John.[3]

  1. ^ Harper, Sue; Porter, Vincent (2003). British Cinema of the 1950s: The Decline of Deference. Oxford University Press. p. 41. ISBN 978-0-19-815934-6.
  2. ^ "The Importance of Being Earnest (1952) - Anthony Asquith - Cast and Crew". AllMovie.
  3. ^ "The Importance of Being Earnest (1952)". BFI. Archived from the original on 26 June 2019.

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