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The Importance of Being Earnest(2002)

U05/17/2002 (GB)ComedyDramaHistoryRomance1h 37m
68%

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

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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Movie Cast

Rupert Everett photo

Rupert Everett

Algernon “Algy” Moncrieff

Colin Firth photo

Colin Firth

John “Jack” Worthing

Reese Witherspoon photo

Reese Witherspoon

Cecily Cardew

Judi Dench photo

Judi Dench

Lady Bracknell

Tom Wilkinson photo

Tom Wilkinson

Dr. Chasuble

Frances O'Connor photo

Frances O'Connor

Gwendolen Fairfax

Anna Massey photo

Anna Massey

Miss Laetitia Prism

Movie Stats

StatusReleased

Budget$15,000,000.00

Revenue$17,300,000.00

Production CompanyEaling Studios

Original LanguageEnglish

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