Play of the Month | The Importance of Being Earnest (1974)

Duration: 1'12'00''

Synopsis

Play by Oscar Wilde starring Coral Browne, Michael Jaystone, Julian Holloway, Gemma Jones, Celia Bannerman, Lally Bowers and Richard Pearson.

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Play of the Month | 1: The Importance of Being Earnest (1974)

Play of the Month | 1: The Importance of Being Earnest (1974)

1974 | 1'12'00''

Play by Oscar Wilde starring Coral Browne, Michael Jaystone, Julian Holloway, Gemma Jones, Celia Bannerman, Lal...

Play of the Month | 2: The Importance of Being Earnest (1974)

Play of the Month | 2: The Importance of Being Earnest (1974)

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Play of the Month | 1: The Importance of Being Earnest (1974)

Play of the Month | 1: The Importance of Being Earnest (1974)

1974 | 1'12'00''

Play by Oscar Wilde starring Coral Browne, Michael Jaystone, Julian Holloway, Gemma Jones, Celia Bannerman, Lal...

Play of the Month | 2: The Importance of Being Earnest (1974)

Play of the Month | 2: The Importance of Being Earnest (1974)

1974 | 26'29''

An engagement should come on a young girl as a surprise''. But the surprises are for Lady Bracknell.

Play of the Month | 1: The Importance of Being Earnest (1974)

Play of the Month | 1: The Importance of Being Earnest (1974)

1974 | 1'12'00''

Play by Oscar Wilde starring Coral Browne, Michael Jaystone, Julian Holloway, Gemma Jones, Celia Bannerman, Lal...

Play of the Month | 2: The Importance of Being Earnest (1974)

Play of the Month | 2: The Importance of Being Earnest (1974)

1974 | 26'29''

An engagement should come on a young girl as a surprise''. But the surprises are for Lady Bracknell.
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