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The Importance of Being Earnest

6.8 97 mins Comedy   Drama   History   Romance   2002
Ealing Studios   Miramax   Fragile Films  
Director(s): Oliver Parker

Release Date: 17 Fri, May 2002

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.

Casts of The Importance of Being Earnest

Rupert Everett

as Algernon “Algy” Moncrieff

Colin Firth

as John “Jack” Worthing

Reese Witherspoon

as Cecily Cardew

Judi Dench

as Lady Bracknell

Tom Wilkinson

as Dr. Chasuble

Frances O'Connor

as Gwendolen Fairfax

Anna Massey

as Miss Laetitia Prism

Edward Fox

as Lane

Patrick Godfrey

as Merriman

Charles Kay

as Gribsby

Marsha Fitzalan

as Dowager

Cyril Shaps

as Pew Opener

Finty Williams

as Young Lady Bracknell

Guy Bensley

as Young Lord Bracknell

Kiera Chaplin

as Girl in Gambling Club

Suzy Boyle

as Dancer

Bernadette Iglich

as Dancer

Elaine Tyler-Hall

as Dancer

Gillian Winn

as Dancer

Suzanne Thomas

as Dancer

Charlie Mole

as Musical Butler

Sacha Bennett

as Jenkins the Gamekeeper (uncredited)

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