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Comedy / Drama / History / Romance

The Importance of Being Earnest.

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

6.8/ 1020021h 37mEN

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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Directed by Oliver Parker

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Cast.

Rupert Everett

Rupert Everett

Algernon “Algy” Moncrieff

Colin Firth

Colin Firth

John “Jack” Worthing

Reese Witherspoon

Reese Witherspoon

Cecily Cardew

Judi Dench

Judi Dench

Lady Bracknell

Tom Wilkinson

Tom Wilkinson

Dr. Chasuble

Frances O'Connor

Frances O'Connor

Gwendolen Fairfax

Anna Massey

Anna Massey

Miss Laetitia Prism

Edward Fox

Edward Fox

Lane

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