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The Importance of Being Earnest

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

6.820021h 37mReleased515 votes

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
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FranceUnited KingdomUnited States
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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

  • Marsha Fitzalan

    Dowager

  • Cyril Shaps

    Pew Opener

  • Finty Williams

    Young Lady Bracknell

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    Guy Bensley

    Young Lord Bracknell

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    Kiera Chaplin

    Girl in Gambling Club

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    Suzy Boyle

    Dancer

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    Bernadette Iglich

    Dancer

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    Elaine Tyler-Hall

    Dancer

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