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The Importance of Being Earnest(2002)

Everybody Loves Ernest... But Nobody's Quite Sure Who He Really Is.

6.8(511)1h 37m2002-05-17

ComedyDramaHistoryRomance

Overview

Two young gentlemen living in 1890s England use the same pseudonym ('Ernest') on the sly, which is fine until they both fall in love with women using that name, which leads to a comedy of mistaken identities.

Director:: Oliver Parker
Writers:: Oscar Wilde, Oliver Parker
Producers:: Barnaby Thompson
Cinematographer:: Tony Pierce-Roberts
Composer:: Charlie Mole
Production:: Ealing Studios, Miramax, Fragile Films
Budget:: $15,000,000
Revenue:: $17,300,000
Status:: Released

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Cast

Rupert Everett

Rupert Everett

Algernon “Algy” Moncrieff

Colin Firth

Colin Firth

John “Jack” Worthing

Reese Witherspoon

Reese Witherspoon

Cecily Cardew

Judi Dench

Judi Dench

Lady Bracknell

Tom Wilkinson

Tom Wilkinson

Dr. Chasuble

Frances O'Connor

Frances O'Connor

Gwendolen Fairfax

Anna Massey

Anna Massey

Miss Laetitia Prism

Edward Fox

Edward Fox

Lane

Patrick Godfrey

Patrick Godfrey

Merriman

Charles Kay

Charles Kay

Gribsby

Marsha Fitzalan

Marsha Fitzalan

Dowager

Cyril Shaps

Cyril Shaps

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