An Ideal Husband (1947 film)
| An Ideal Husband | |
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Original French film poster
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| Directed by | Alexander Korda |
| Produced by | Alexander Korda |
| Screenplay by | Lajos Bíró |
| Based on |
An Ideal Husband 1895 play by Oscar Wilde |
| Starring |
Paulette Goddard Michael Wilding Diana Wynyard |
| Music by | Arthur Benjamin |
| Cinematography | Georges Périnal |
| Edited by | Oswald Hafenrichter |
| Distributed by |
British Lion Twentieth-Century Fox |
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Release date
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13 November 1947 |
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Running time
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96 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £500,000 |
| Box office | £241,994 (UK) |
An Ideal Husband, also known as Oscar Wilde's An Ideal Husband, is a 1947 film Technicolor 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 Bíró 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.
A mysterious lady attempts to blackmail a respected politician into giving a speech in parliament that supports her interests.
Filming was held up due to a strike from the crew. The union objected to Paulette Goddard's hairdresser being American, claiming an English person could do the job.
Shooting took 66 days. Goddard's husband, Burgess Meredith, was making Mine Own Executioner for Korda at the same time. After filming, the two of them appeared on stage in Dublin in Winterset.
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