Oscar Wilde's The importance of being earnest
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Popular Media - 3rd FloorPN1995.9.M27 .I44 2002On Shelf

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LC Subjects
Aristocracy (Social class) -- Drama.
Comedy films.
England -- Social life and customs -- Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Foreign films.
Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
Motion pictures, British.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Wilde, Oscar, -- 1854-1900 -- Film adaptations.
OCLC Fast Subjects
Aristocracy (Social class)
Comedy films
Drama
England
Feature films
Fiction films
Film adaptations
Films for the hearing impaired
Man-woman relationships
Manners and customs
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Wilde, Oscar, -- 1854-1900
Other Subjects
Adaptations cinématographiques.
Cinéma britannique.
Comedy films -- Videorecordings.
England -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Drama.
Feature films -- Great Britain.
Films comiques.
Films de fiction.
Vidéos pour personnes handicapées auditives.

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Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (95 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
UPC
037429165621

Notes

General Note
Based on the play by Oscar Wilde.
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1952.
General Note
From the Janus collection.
General Note
Special features: rare production stills with notes by film historian Bruce Eder and original theatrical trailer.
Restrictions on Access
Educational and home use only.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Desmond Dickinson ; film editor, John D. Guthridge ; music composed and conducted by Benjamin Frankel.
Participants/Performers
Michael Redgrave (Ernest Worthing), Richard Wattis (Seton), Michael Denison (Algernon Moncrieff), Walter Hudd (Lane), Edith Evans (Lady Bracknell), Joan Greenwood (Gwendolyn Fairfax), Dorothy Tutin (Cecily Cardew), Margaret Rutherford (Miss Prism), Miles Malleson (Canon Chasuble), Aubrey Mather (Merriman).
Description
A witty, delightful story about a lovestruck suitor named Jack whose fiancee can only love a man named Ernest.
System Details
DVD, full screen presentation; Dolby Digital, mono.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
For private home use only.
Language
English with optional English subtitles for the deaf or hard-of-hearing.
Local note
SACFinal081324

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Asquith, A., Baird, T., Frankel, B., Redgrave, M., Wattis, R., Denison, M., Hudd, W., Evans, E., Greenwood, J., Tutin, D., Rutherford, M., Malleson, M., Mather, A., & Wilde, O. (2002). Oscar Wilde's The importance of being earnest . Criterion Collection.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Anthony Asquith et al.. 2002. Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest. [New York]: Criterion Collection.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Anthony Asquith et al.. Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest [New York]: Criterion Collection, 2002.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Asquith, A., Baird, T., Frankel, B., Redgrave, M., Wattis, R., Denison, M. and Hudd, W. et al (2002). Oscar wilde's the importance of being earnest. [New York]: Criterion Collection.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Asquith, Anthony, et al. Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest Criterion Collection, 2002.

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