The Importance of Being Earnest

The Importance of Being Earnest (2002)

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

Comedy Drama History Romance

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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  • Release Date: 2002-05-17
  • Runtime: 1h 37min
  • Director: Oliver Parker

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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

    • Guy Bensley

      Young Lord Bracknell

    • Kiera Chaplin

      Girl in Gambling Club

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