The Importance of Being Earnest (2002)
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06/09/2002 (GB)
Comedy, Drama, History, Romance
1h 37m
- 69% (489 votes)
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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...
- Oliver ParkerDirector, Screenplay
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$15,000,000
Revenue
$17,300,000
Keywords
- new love
- beguilement
- country house
- country estate
- fake identity
- relatives
- victorian england
- pleasure
Top Billed Cast
Rupert Everett
Algernon “Algy” Moncrieff
Colin Firth
John “Jack” Worthing
Reese Witherspoon
Cecily Cardew
Judi Dench
Lady Bracknell
Tom Wilkinson
Dr. Chasuble
Frances O'Connor
Gwendolen Fairfax
Anna Massey
Miss Laetitia Prism
Edward Fox
Lane
Patrick Godfrey
Merriman
Charles Kay
Gribsby
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