The importance of being earnest [videorecording]
2009
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Anthony Asquith directs the first screen adaptation of Oscar Wilde's classic comedy. Algernon Moncrieff (Michael Denison) has discovered that he has a secret in common with his friend Jack Worthing (Michael Redgrave) - they both use alter-egos when in a tight spot. However, when Algernon decides to pose as Jack's alter-ego - a brother from London - for a weekend in the country, he finds that Jack's cousin Cicely (Dorothy Tutin) has developed an infatuation with the mysterious brother; and now she can meet him. Meanwhile, Algernon's cousin Gwendolyne (Joan Greenwood) is also staying for the weekend and knows Jack as his alter-ego. Confused?
Main title:
The importance of being earnest [videorecording] / producer, Teddy Baird.
Author:
Asquith, Anthony, 1902-1968, directorFrankel, Benjamin, musicRedgrave, Michael, actorDenison, Michael, actorEvans, Edith, actorWilde, Oscar, book author
Imprint:
Network, 2009.
Collation:
1 videodisc (91 min.) : col.
Notes:
Extras to be confirmed, Region 2, 1 disc(s), Interactive menus, Languages (English).Made in 1952.Based on the play by Oscar Wilde.Credits: director, Anthony Asquith; writer, Anthony Asquith; music, Benjamin Frankel; cinematographer, Desmond Dickinson; art director, Carmen Dillon; costumes, Beatrice Dawson; editor, John D. Guthridge.DVDN.
Performers:
Cast: Cast: Michael Redgrave, Michael Denison, Edith Evans, Joan Greenwood, Dorothy Tutin, Margaret Rutherford, Miles Malleson, Richard Wattis, Aubrey Mather, Walter Hudd, Ivor Barnard.
Audience:
BBFC code: U.
System details:
DVD.
Language:
English
BRN:
467612