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The Importance of Being Earnest

directed by Oliver Parker

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

20021h 37m★ 6.8
ComedyDramaHistoryRomance
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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.

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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

details

Director

Oliver Parker

Language

EN

Budget

$15M

Box Office

$17M

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