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An Ideal Husband, also known as Oscar Wilde's An Ideal Husband, is a 1947 British comedy film adaptation of the 1895 play by Oscar Wilde. It was made by London Film Productions and distributed by British Lion Films (UK) and Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation (USA).
An Ideal Husband: Directed by Alexander Korda. With Paulette Goddard, Michael Wilding, Diana Wynyard, Hugh Williams. A prominent politician is preparing to expose a financial scandal. But then a woman who has invested heavily in the shady venture threatens to uncover a damaging secret in the politician's past if he exposes the speculation as a ...
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- Comedy, Drama
- Alexander Korda
- 1948-02
85% Tomatometer 67 Reviews 69% Audience Score 10,000+ Ratings Sir Robert Chiltern (Jeremy Northam) is a respected government official and a loving husband. His friend, Lord Arthur Goring (Rupert...
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- Oliver Parker
- PG-13
- Rupert Everett
An Ideal Husband is a four-act play by Oscar Wilde that revolves around blackmail and political corruption, and touches on the themes of public and private honour. It was first produced at the Haymarket Theatre , London in 1895 and ran for 124 performances.
- Oscar Wilde
- 1895
Cheveley (Paulette Goddard) has contrived to be alone with long-ago schoolmate Lady Gertrude (Diana Wynyard), in order to reveal her scheme to blackmail her husband Robert (Hugh Williams), in An Ideal Husband, 1947, from an Oscar Wilde play.
- Alexander Korda
- Paulette Goddard
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An Ideal Husband 1947 1h 36m Comedy Drama List Reviews 50% Audience Score Fewer than 50 Ratings Mrs. Cheveley (Paulette Goddard) blackmails Sir Robert (Hugh Williams) with his Suez Canal...
- Comedy, Drama
Director. Lajos Biró. Screenplay. A prominent politician is preparing to expose a financial scandal. But then a woman who has invested heavily in the shady venture threatens to uncover a damaging secret in the politician's past if he exposes the speculation as a fraud.