The Importance of Being Earnest (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.
- Released
- 2002-05-17
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama, History, Romance
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Oliver Parker, Oliver Parker
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 from 521 votes
Cast
- 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