Network have announced a DVD June release for two film adaptations of works by the great Oscar Wilde.

In The Ideal Husband, Hugh Williams (Wuthering Heights) plays Sir Robert Chiltern, a prospective Cabinet minister who discovers that his career may be in jeopardy due to the surprising and unwelcomed appearance of adventuress Mrs. Cheveley (Paulette Goddard – The Diary of a Chambermaid). She attempts to enlist Sir Robert's help in a shady Argentinean canal scheme. Her methods turn to blackmailing as Sir Robert indignantly refuses. Now the race is on for Sir Robert to come up with a solution to this dilemma as he cannot allow Mrs. Cheveley to reveal his secret past dealings…

Directed by Alexander Korda (The Private Life of Henry VIII, Rembrandt), An Ideal Husband features a star-studded cast, costume design by the legendary Cecil Beaton and glorious Technicolor cinematography by Georges Perinal (The Four Feathers, The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp), this is a fine adaptation of one of Oscar Wilde's most famous and best loved plays.

Nominated for a BAFTA and Golden Lion, the 1952 adaptation of The Importance of Being Earnest features a star-studded cast and was adapted and directed by Anthony Asquith (The Winslow Boy, Carrington V.C.). Oscar Wilde's classic comedy follows the fortunes of two lovestruck bachelors, the wealthy and eligible Jack Worthing (Michael Redgrave) and Algernon Moncrieff (Michael Denison). Jack is romantically involved with Algernon's cousin, Gwendolen Fairfax (Joan Greenwood), while Jack's ward, Cecily Cardew (Dorothy Tutin), is the object of Algernon's affections. However, Jack's unworthy habit of representing himself as his imaginary brother, Ernest, and Algernon's deceitful adoption of Ernest's name and reputation to simplify his courtship has led each girl to believe herself to be engaged to the non-existent Ernest. 

A simple solution occurs to Gwendolen and Cecily – but neither reckons with the forceful Lady Bracknell (Dame Edith Evans), Gwendolen's mother and Algernon's aunt. It is left to Miss Prism (Margaret Rutherford), whose secret passion for the Reverend Dr. Chasuble (Miles Malleson) causes so much enjoyable confusion, to create a way out that is acceptable to all parties...

An Ideal Husband and The Importance of Being Earnest will both be released on UK DVD on 15th June by Network at the RRP of £12.99 each. An Ideal Husband will be a movie only release, but The Importance of Being Earnest will feature the following extras:

• A profile of Teh Importance of Being Earnest;
• Original press book as a PDF;
• Photo gallery;
• Original gala premiere programme.