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The Importance of Being Earnest

The Importance of Being Earnest

Jun 2, 1952
95 min
Comedy
7.2/ 10
118 votes

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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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7.2/10
118 votes
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7.4/10
6,483 votes
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88%
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Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award1 win & 2 nominations total

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"They don't come any wilder than Oscar Wilde's classic comedy of manners, morals and morality!"

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Released

Original Language

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Javelin FilmsBritish Film-MakersJ. Arthur Rank Organisation

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