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1948 Certificate U
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Sir Robert Chiltern is a successful Government minister with a loving wife. Shortly after being made Leader of the Council, he finds himself being blackmailed. Based on the Oscar Wilde play. Read more

Starring Paulette Goddard, Michael Wilding, Diana Wynyard, Hugh Williams
Director Alexander Korda
Genres Comedy

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An Ideal Husband

Sir Robert Chiltern is a successful Government minister with a loving wife. Shortly after being made Leader of the Council, he finds himself being blackmailed. Based on the Oscar Wilde play.

Starring Paulette Goddard, Michael Wilding, Diana Wynyard, Hugh Williams, Glynis Johns
Director Alexander Korda
Studio PRISM LEISURE
Run time DVD: 1 hr 33 mins
Certificate Certificate U
Genres Comedy
Language DVD: English
Released Production year: 1948

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    Gaslight to shine again

    • 26 Jan 2006

    Plans are in the offing for a remake of the classic film Gaslight. The story of a dastardly husband who tries to drive his wife insane was made into a film twice in the 1940s. A first British version, which starred Anton Walbrook (The Red Shoes, 49th Parallel) and Diana Wynyard (Tom Brown's Schooldays, An Ideal Husband), was followed by a US version that earned its star Ingrid Bergman her first Oscar. The third Gaslight will be directed by Brit Joe Wright, who also made this year's Pride &... Read more

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      Sir Robert Chiltern is a successful Government minister with a loving wife. Shortly after being made Leader of the Council, he finds himself being blackmailed. Based on the Oscar Wilde play....