An Ideal Husband (1947 film)

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). 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. This was Korda's last completed film as a director, although he continued producing films into the next decade.

An Ideal Husband
Original French film poster
Directed byAlexander Korda
Screenplay byLajos Bíró
Based onAn Ideal Husband
1895 play
by Oscar Wilde
Produced byAlexander Korda
StarringPaulette Goddard
Michael Wilding
Diana Wynyard
CinematographyGeorges Périnal
Edited byOswald Hafenrichter
Music byArthur Benjamin
Color processTechnicolor
Production
company
London Film Productions
Distributed byBritish Lion Films Corporation
(UK)
20th Century Fox
(US)
Release dates
  • 13 November 1947 (1947-11-13) (London)
  • 14 November 1947 (1947-11-14) (United Kingdom)
  • 14 January 1948 (1948-01-14) (New York City)
  • February 1948 (1948-02) (United Kingdom)
Running time
96 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget£506,000
Box office£241,994 (UK) or £206,637 (worldwide)

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

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