Movie

The Importance of Being Earnest

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

2002★ 6.8 · 5131h 37mComedyDramaHistoryRomance

Overview

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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Cast

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

Edward Fox
as Lane

Rupert Everett
as Algernon “Algy” Moncrieff

Patrick Godfrey
as Merriman

Anna Massey
as Miss Laetitia Prism

Charles Kay
as Gribsby

Marsha Fitzalan
as Dowager

Cyril Shaps
as Pew Opener

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Release date: 2002-05-17

Budget: $15,000,000

Revenue: $17,300,000

Runtime: 1h 37m

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ComedyDramaHistoryRomance

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