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An Ideal Husband (1947 film)

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An Ideal Husband
Original French film poster
Directed byAlexander Korda
Written byLajos Biró
Oscar Wilde (play)
Produced byAlexander Korda
StarringPaulette Goddard
Michael Wilding
Diana Wynyard
Hugh Williams
C. Aubrey Smith
Glynis Johns
CinematographyGeorges Périnal
Edited byOswald Hafenrichter
Music byArthur Benjamin
Distributed byBritish Lion
Twentieth-Century Fox
Release date13 November 1947 (1947-11-13)
Running time96 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Box office₤241,994 (UK)

An Ideal Husband, also known as Oscar Wilde's An Ideal Husband, is a 1947 film adaptation of the 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). It was produced and directed by Alexander Korda from a screenplay by Lajos Biró from Wilde's play. The music score was by Arthur Benjamin, the cinematography by Georges Périnal, the editing by Oswald Hafenrichter and the costume design by Cecil Beaton.

The film stars Paulette Goddard, Michael Wilding, Diana Wynyard, Hugh Williams, C. Aubrey Smith, Glynis Johns and Constance Collier.

References

  1. Vincent Porter, 'The Robert Clark Account', Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, Vol 20 No 4, 2000

External links

Films by Alexander Korda
As director
As producer only


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