The Importance of Being Earnest

Name: The Importance of Being Earnest
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Released: 1985-11-29
Duration: 1 h 54 min
Rating: 8.6
Cast: Wendy Hiller, Gary Bond, Jeremy Clyde, Gabrielle Drake, Ann Thornton

IMDb ID: tt0180758 · Year: 1985 · Rating: 8.6 (87 votes)

Genres: Comedy · Drama · Music

In 1890s London, two friends use the same pseudonym ("Ernest") for their on-the-sly activities. Hilarity ensues.

IMDb Details

Content TypeTVEpisodeAlternate TitlesNo alternate titles listed on IMDb.Content RatingTV-GRelease Date1985-11-29Runtime114 minutesIMDb Popularity0User Reviews7Critic Reviews0Countries / RegionsUnited KingdomLanguagesEnglishKeywordsbased on playFilming LocationsPalace Theatre, Watford, Hertfordshire, England, UKProduction CompaniesConsolidated Productions
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Directors

Michael Attenborough
Michael Lindsay-Hogg

Writers

Oscar Wilde

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Wendy Hiller | Character: Lady Bracknell
Actor: Gary Bond | Character: John Worthing, JP
Actor: Jeremy Clyde | Character: Algernon Moncrieff
Actor: Gabrielle Drake | Character: Gwendolen Fairfax
Actor: Ann Thornton | Character: Cecily Cardew
Actor: Rosamund Greenwood | Character: Miss Prism
Actor: Henry Moxon | Character: Rev Canon Chasuble
Actor: Alan Hay | Character: Lane
Actor: Sydney Arnold | Character: Merriman
Actor: David Matthews | Character: Footman

[Directors Group]
Name: Michael Attenborough | Role: Director
Name: Michael Lindsay-Hogg | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Oscar Wilde | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Terence Donovan | Role: Producer

[Production Design Group]
Name: Andrew Drummond | Role: Production Designer

[Additional Crew]
Name: Nick Walker | Role: Additional Crew

Trailers

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Release Schedule

United States: November 29, 1985

Awards

No awards or nominations listed on IMDb.

Box Office

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