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The Importance of Being Earnest
2002 6.9 (485 votes) 1h 37m
Genres
Comedy Drama History Romance
Production Companies
Ealing Studios
Miramax
Fragile Films

The Importance of Being Earnest

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

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...

Key Crew

Director: Oliver Parker

Director of Photography: Tony Pierce-Roberts

Producer: Barnaby Thompson

Screenplay: Oliver Parker

Top 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

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