The Importance of Being Earnest (2002)

Name: The Importance of Being Earnest
Genre: Comedy, Drama, History, Romance
Released: 2002-05-17
Duration: 97 min
Cast: Rupert Everett, Colin Firth, Reese Witherspoon, Judi Dench, Tom Wilkinson

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

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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Released 2002-05-17 · 97 min · Comedy, Drama, History, Romance

Directed by Oliver Parker

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
Finty Williams as Young Lady Bracknell
Guy Bensley as Young Lord Bracknell
Kiera Chaplin as Girl in Gambling Club