The Importance of Being Earnest
20021h 37m6.8
Comedy, Drama, History
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- Genre
- Comedy
- Certificate
- PG
- Budget
- $15,000,000
- Revenue
- $17,300,000
- Origin
- France
About
Everybody Loves Ernest... But Nobody's Quite Sure Who He Really Is.
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.
Where to watch
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Rent
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Details
- Director
- Oliver Parker
- Writing
- Oliver Parker
- Status
- Released
- Released
- May 17, 2002
- Budget
- $15.0M
- Box office
- $17.3M
- Studio
- Ealing Studios, Miramax
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
Suzy Boyle
Dancer
Bernadette Iglich
Dancer
Elaine Tyler-Hall
Dancer
Gillian Winn
Dancer
Suzanne Thomas
Dancer
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