The Importance of Being Earnest

2002    1h 37m    PG
Comedy, Drama,
6.857%72%68%
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.
Directed By
Oliver Parker
Studio
Ealing Studios, Miramax,

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Cast of The Importance of Being Earnest
  • Rupert EverettAlgernon “Algy” Moncrieff
  • Colin FirthJohn “Jack” Worthing
  • Reese WitherspoonCecily Cardew
  • Judi DenchLady Bracknell
  • Tom WilkinsonDr. Chasuble
  • Frances O'ConnorGwendolen Fairfax
  • Anna MasseyMiss Laetitia Prism
  • Edward FoxLane
  • Patrick GodfreyMerriman
  • Charles KayGribsby
  • Marsha FitzalanDowager
  • Cyril ShapsPew Opener
  • Finty WilliamsYoung Lady Bracknell
  • Guy BensleyYoung Lord Bracknell
  • Kiera ChaplinGirl in Gambling Club
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