Oscar Wilde's The importance of being earnest, the J. Arthur Rank Organisation presents an Anthony Asquith production ; directed by Anthony Asquith ; produced by Teddy Baird
Type
Label
Oscar Wilde's The importance of being earnest, the J. Arthur Rank Organisation presents an Anthony Asquith production ; directed by Anthony Asquith ; produced by Teddy Baird
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Main title
Oscar Wilde's The importance of being earnest
Medium
videorecording
Oclc number
50186936
Responsibility statement
the J. Arthur Rank Organisation presents an Anthony Asquith production ; directed by Anthony Asquith ; produced by Teddy Baird
Runtime
95
Series statement
Criterion collection, 158
Summary
A witty, delightful story about a lovestruck suitor named Jack whose fiancee can only love a man named Ernest
Table Of Contents
Special features: Full screen version -- Digital transfer -- Rere production stills with notes by film historian Burde Eder -- Original theatrical trailer -- Language: English -- Subtitles: English
Technique
live action
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Importance of being earnestAnthony Asquith's The importance of being earnest
Contributor
- Redgrave, Michael
- Mather, Aubrey, 1885-1958
- Rank Organisation
- Malleson, Miles
- Denison, Michael
- Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900
- Wattis, Richard
- Asquith, Anthony, 1902-1968
- Rutherford, Margaret, 1892-1972
- Baird, Teddy
- Hudd, Walter, 1898-1963
- Janus Films
- Evans, Edith, 1888-1976
- Tutin, Dorothy, 1930-2001
- Greenwood, Joan, 1921-1987
- Criterion Collection (Firm)
Genre
Subject
- Comedy films
- Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900 -- Film adaptations
- Man-woman relationships -- Drama
- Film adaptations
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Aristocracy (Social class) -- Drama
- Feature films -- Great Britain
- Romance films
- Feature films
- Drama -- Film adaptations
- Motion pictures -- Great Britain
- England -- Social life and customs -- Drama
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Actor
Director
Producer
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Incoming Resources
- Has instance1
Outgoing Resources
- Contributor16
- Redgrave, Michael
- Mather, Aubrey, 1885-1958
- Rank Organisation
- Malleson, Miles
- Denison, Michael
- Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900
- Wattis, Richard
- Asquith, Anthony, 1902-1968
- Rutherford, Margaret, 1892-1972
- Baird, Teddy
- Hudd, Walter, 1898-1963
- Janus Films
- Evans, Edith, 1888-1976
- Tutin, Dorothy, 1930-2001
- Greenwood, Joan, 1921-1987
- Criterion Collection (Firm)
- Genre7
- Subject12
- Comedy films
- Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900 -- Film adaptations
- Man-woman relationships -- Drama
- Film adaptations
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Aristocracy (Social class) -- Drama
- Feature films -- Great Britain
- Romance films
- Feature films
- Drama -- Film adaptations
- Motion pictures -- Great Britain
- England -- Social life and customs -- Drama
- resource.originPlace1
- Actor10
- Director1
- Is Based On1
- Is Part Of1
- Producer1
- resource.screenwriter1
- Mapped to1