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Bunbury

  • TV Movie
  • 1959
  • 1h 28m
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Henning Moritzen and Annegrethe Nissen in Bunbury (1959)
Comedy

The two Victorian gentlemen, Jack ("Ernest") and Algernon, are both living double lives, maintaining fake personas to be able to free themselves from burdensome social obligations. When Jack... Read allThe two Victorian gentlemen, Jack ("Ernest") and Algernon, are both living double lives, maintaining fake personas to be able to free themselves from burdensome social obligations. When Jack arrives with the intend of proposing to Algernon's niece Gwendolyn, the trivial nature of... Read allThe two Victorian gentlemen, Jack ("Ernest") and Algernon, are both living double lives, maintaining fake personas to be able to free themselves from burdensome social obligations. When Jack arrives with the intend of proposing to Algernon's niece Gwendolyn, the trivial nature of Victorian mindset and institutions are exposed. TV adaptation of Wilde's 1895 farcical sa... Read all

  • Director
    • Ole Walbom
  • Writers
    • Mogens Lind
    • Oscar Wilde
  • Stars
    • Henning Moritzen
    • Preben Uglebjerg
    • Annegrethe Nissen
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    • Director
      • Ole Walbom
    • Writers
      • Mogens Lind
      • Oscar Wilde
    • Stars
      • Henning Moritzen
      • Preben Uglebjerg
      • Annegrethe Nissen
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Henning Moritzen
    Henning Moritzen
    • John Worthing ('Ernest')
    Preben Uglebjerg
    • Algernon Moncrieff
    Annegrethe Nissen
    • Gwendolen Fairfax
    Else Hvidhøj
    • Cecily Cardew
    Jørgen Beck
    • Lane (tjener)
    Beatrice Bonnesen
    • Lady Bracknell
    Aage Fønss
    • Merriman (butler)
    Bjørn Puggaard-Müller
    Bjørn Puggaard-Müller
    • Chasuble (pastor)
    Clara Østø
    • Miss Prism (guvernante)
    • Director
      • Ole Walbom
    • Writers
      • Mogens Lind
      • Oscar Wilde
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    • Release date
      • March 30, 1959 (Denmark)
    • Country of origin
      • Denmark
    • Official sites
      • Bonanza (Danmarks Radio free streaming)
      • Danish Film Institute
    • Language
      • Danish
    • Also known as
      • The Importance of Being Earnest
    • Production company
      • Danmarks Radio (DR)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 28 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 4:3

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