The Importance of Being Earnest

2002 · 1 hr 37 min

PG6.872%57%69%
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Two young gentlemen (Rupert Everett as Algy, Colin Firth as Jack) living in 1890's 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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Directed By
Oliver Parker
Written By
Oliver Parker, Oscar Wilde
Studio
Miramax, Ealing Studios
Genre
Comedy, Drama, History, Romance

Cast of The Importance of Being Earnest

RE
Rupert EverettAlgernon “Algy” Moncrieff
CF
Colin FirthJohn “Jack” Worthing
RW
Reese WitherspoonCecily Cardew
JD
Judi DenchLady Bracknell
TW
Tom WilkinsonDr. Chasuble
FO
Frances O'ConnorGwendolen Fairfax
AM
Anna MasseyMiss Laetitia Prism
EF
Edward FoxLane
PG
Patrick GodfreyMerriman
CK
Charles KayGribsby
MF
Marsha FitzalanDowager

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